A federal immigration agent said in an affidavit made public Tuesday that Rep. LaMonica McIver “slammed her forearm” into a federal officer and pushed and “used each of her forearms to forcibly strike” a second federal officer in an altercation outside an immigration detention facility.

The New Jersey representative was charged with "interfering with law enforcement" after a scuffle with ICE officials in Newark.

The Justice Department accused Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) of having “slammed her forearms” into immigration officers during a scuffle outside a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center as officers attempted to arrest Newark’s mayor.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said she rebuffed efforts from the Trump administration to strike a plea deal ahead of pending assault charges stemming from her visit to an immigration