Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is currently facing charges related to interfering with ICE officers at a detention facility, is facing strong pushback online over her line of questioning to\u00a0ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons in a heated hearing Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“How do you think Judgment Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?” McIver asked Lyons during a hearing in which Democrats\u00a0lashed out<\/u><\/a> on multiple occasions against ICE and President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration agenda in general while highlighting the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both killed by federal immigration agents during altercations in Minneapolis in recent weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lyons responded, “I’m not going to entertain that question.”<\/p>\n “Of course not,” McIver said back. “Do you think you’re going to hell?”<\/p>\n FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP MASS DETENTION POLICY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino interjected and reminded members of the “standards of decorum,” prompting McIver to respond by saying, “Mr. Chairman, I’m just asking a question. You guys are always talking about religion and the Bible.”<\/p>\n Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin posted on X<\/a> that audible groans could be heard in the room over McIver’s questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exchange quickly went viral on social media,<\/a> where conservatives took issue with McIver\u2019s comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n House Republicans, in a\u00a0post on X<\/u><\/a>, called the situation a “total meltdown” from McIver.<\/p>\n ICE ACTING DIRECTOR SAYS MINNESOTA BODYCAM FOOTAGE WILL BE RELEASED AMID TRANSPARENCY PUSH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Why the HELL hasn\u2019t she been kicked off her committees??!” conservative commentator Nick Sortor\u00a0posted on X.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n The Trump War Room account called McIver “deranged” in a\u00a0post on X<\/u><\/a>, adding, “What a freak!”<\/p>\n “This exchange is a low point in Congressional history,” America First New Jersey Chairman Mike Crispi\u00a0posted on X.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n “This woman is completely bonkers, even for a Democrat,” conservative commentator Dave Rubin posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n “Isn\u2019t this the lady who\u2019s charged with assaulting federal agents?” Red State writer Bonchie posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n “These people are vile,” Townhall writer Amy Curtis posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n “ICE Derangement Syndrome is a real thing in today\u2019s Democratic Party,” GOP Sen. Jim Banks posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to McIver\u2019s office for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n McIver, who represents New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, is facing a three-count federal indictment stemming from a May 9, 2025, incident at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is currently facing charges related to interfering with ICE officers at a detention facility, is facing strong pushback online over her line of questioning to\u00a0ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons in a heated hearing Tuesday. “How do you think Judgment Day will work for you with so much blood on your … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}