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Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection

2026-01-29 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt We speak with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sought to inspect Delaney Hall, a private prison run by the GEO Group under contract with ICE. The federal government claims McIver assaulted an immigration officer. "I'm not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I'm just not," says McIver, who describes conditions at the prison as dismal. "There was an entire riot at the same detention center because detainees were not getting food." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@allenofatlanta 2026-01-29

If a legislative official cannot inspect a facility or review an institution, then how can the houses of congress agree to approve funding for them?

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@ClubhouseCrime 2026-01-29

How has a judge not thrown this out?

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@mikeike3094 2026-01-29

They are counting on your complacency America. Push back!

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@hot4logic 2026-01-30

Private, for profit prisons should not exist. Period. Why: studies show that private prisons lead to more prisoners and longer sentences, especially for non-violent crimes, they exploit both prisoners (through labor) and employees (with low wages, unsafe conditions) for corporate profit. The core business model incentivizes filling beds, which clashes with goals of rehabilitation and reduced recidivism. Companies spend millions lobbying for stricter laws and longer sentences to ensure higher occupancy, creating a profit motive for mass incarceration. Human lives are traded for profit. Ruined for shareholders. More laws dictated by the people profiting off your incarceration, more police, more violence, no morals. It’s disgusting and inhumane.

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@andrewpierce1588 2026-01-30

Faces jail time for something that is legal, while no jail time for an adjudicated criminal. Yet, we’re not corrupted?

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@deborahjean3816 2026-01-29

Rep McIver is poised, committed to her job and constituents with integrity. I salute her and will spread the word on her bogus charges.

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@RonaldDavis-ug8jx 2026-01-29

A person who was found not legally a prosecutor submits charges in court and the charges are not dismissed that is insane and the illegal prosecutor should be arrested and made to pay back all the money that McIVER has paid to lawyers

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@janefitch4254 2026-01-30

What’s crazy to me is law enforcement can illegally detain and arrest people. That’s called kidnapping. If you interfere with them kidnapping someone, they can arrest you.

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@yessumyecrad 2026-01-31

The same party who often says, "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to be afraid of!" wants a WEEK'S notice for an inspection of a facility by congress members? It's their JOB to inspect!

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@lynnmarie1381 2026-01-31

Private prisons should NEVER be in existence! They get public money but are not subject to public laws! Members of Congress with their staff should have full access to any prison, at any time, in any area, with NO advance notice!

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