Ten former Republican lawmakers called the charges against Representative LaMonica McIver "extreme" and "unwarranted."

The Justice Department does not appear to be bringing charges against McIver today; the timing of when it will do so is unclear. The

Prosecutors allege that McIver, who appeared in Wednesday's proceeding virtually from Washington, pushed and grabbed Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents while trying to stop the arrest of Baraka, who has alleged the city has been improperly denied opportunity to inspect the privately run facility.

A federal magistrate judge lectured federal prosecutors for withdrawing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after he was arrested during a protest at an ICE facility earlier this month, as a separate judge released NJ Rep.