DOJ Sued For Documents On 3 Congressional Democrats Who Tried To Break Into ICE Facility

A legal watchdog group is suing to uncover more information on an incident in which three Democrat members of Congress tried to illegally enter a secure ICE facility, ending with a Democrat mayor and one member of Congress arrested on multiple charges.

The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement that it “filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking audio and video recordings, as well as inter-agency communications, related to a May 9, 2025, breach of the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in New Jersey involving Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and three Democratic members of Congress.”

“We are seeking all audio and video from the scene of an incident that could have easily escalated,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The continued anti-ICE rhetoric from the radical Left is putting lives in danger.”

Judicial Watch reports it “sued after Homeland Security failed to respond to a November 2025 FOIA request for:”

All audio recordings or video footage of the May 2025 incident at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in New Jersey during which public officials and other protesters attempted to enter the facility illegally.

All records of communication between any official or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and any official or employee of any federal branch, department, or agency regarding the incident.

“Baraka was arrested at the scene for trespassing and released hours later,” Judicial Watch notes, adding, “Representatives Rob Menendez Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver—also present with a group of protesters—entered the facility grounds when security gates opened to admit an ICE bus.”

“These members of Congress storming into a detention facility goes beyond a bizarre political stunt and puts the safety of our law enforcement agents and detainees at risk. Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally enter detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour of the facility,” the Department of Homeland Security stated at the time.

In June 2025 McIver was charged on three counts of “allegedly impeding and interfering with federal officers.”

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