GOP Introduces Resolution to Remove NJ Democrats from House Committees After ICE Facility Protest

Rep. Earl "Buddy" Carter, a Republican from Georgia, has introduced a resolution aimed at removing Democratic New Jersey Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Menendez, and LaMonica McIver from their House committee assignments following their visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark. The Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security accused the lawmakers of "storming" or breaking into the facility in a political stunt, which they say endangered law enforcement and detainees. The Democrats maintain that their visit was a lawful oversight inspection permitted by the Appropriations Act, which allows members of Congress to enter detention centers without prior notice to conduct oversight. The lawmakers reported being met with aggression from ICE agents, and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who also participated in the visit, was arrested for trespassing and fined. Carter condemned the visit as an assault on ICE agents and argued the lawmakers do not deserve committee assignments, while the Democrats call the accusations false and emphasize the need for transparency and accountability in immigration enforcement. The resolution is pending, with GOP support being gauged, and the story remains developing as no formal charges have been filed against the lawmakers.