She came to the detention facility to examine the conditions for the detainees inside — not to end up with the threat of years behind bars herself.
One year and three federal charges later, the life of 39-year-old Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey) — a defendant in a legal battle that could redefine how members of Congress do their jobs — would be unrecognizable to the woman who showed up at a federal migrant detention facility in her district on the afternoon of May 9, 2025.
