‘They’ll find out’: Hakeem Jeffries threatens retaliation if Dem lawmakers are arrested
Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries threatened retaliation against Department of Homeland Security agents if they arrest Democrat lawmakers for storming the Newark ICE facility and assaulting agents.
“What happens if [DHS] were to go and arrest these [Democrat] members or if they were to try to sanction them…” a reporter asked Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday.
Jeffries threatened federal agents.
“They’ll find out. They’ll find out. They’ll find out. It’s a red line. They know better than to go down that road. There are clear lines that they dare not cross,” Jeffries said.
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Hakeem Jeffries threatens retaliation should Dems who stormed the NJ ICE facility be arrested:
“They’ll find out. They’ll find out. They’ll find out. It’s a red line. They know better than to go down that road. There are clear lines that they dare not cross.” pic.twitter.com/Hfyo1ltnec
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 13, 2025
A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman on Saturday said that members of Congress bodyslammed a female ICE agent.
Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, appeared on CNN to discuss the violent confrontation between New Jersey Democrats and ICE Agents at the Delaney Hall detention facility.
Democrat Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bob Menendez and Bonnie Watson Coleman were all fighting for the release of dangerous criminal aliens.
ICE bodycam footage showed Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver verbally abusing and physically assaulting federal agents at a detention facility in Newark.
Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (woman in the red jacket) physically attacked ICE agents at Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday.
“I touch whoever I want motherf*cker!” McIver shouted.
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BREAKING: I have obtained exclusive ICE officer body cam footage clearly showing Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver verbally and physically assaulting federal agents in New Jersey after illegally entering an ICE detention facility.
In the video you can see indisputable evidence of… pic.twitter.com/msAQBz23oJ
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 10, 2025
Mayor Baraka was arrested and charged with federal trespass on Friday, however, more arrests are imminent, the DHS confirmed on Saturday.
“There will likely be more arrests coming. We have bodycam footage of some of these members of Congress assaulting our ICE enforcement officers, including bodyslamming a female ICE officer. We will be showing that to viewers very shortly,” Tricia McLaughlin told CNN.
“If you have that video, are you suggesting members of Congress will be arrested?” CNN asked the DHS spox.
“That is definitely on the table,” Tricia McLaughlin said.
Alina Habba, the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced her office has launched a federal investigation into the violent altercation between Congressional Democrats and ICE agents at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on Friday.
“My office is undertaking a thorough investigation in coordination with our Federal Agency partners of what transpired on Friday at Delaney Hall. As is true of every investigation this office handles, all available evidence will be thoroughly reviewed prior to making a determination on how to proceed. I do not take these matters lightly,” Alina Habba said on Monday.
My office is undertaking a thorough investigation in coordination with our Federal Agency partners of what transpired on Friday at Delaney Hall. As is true of every investigation this office handles, all available evidence will be thoroughly reviewed prior to making a…
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) May 12, 2025
[Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Gateway Pundit.com]