Dem lawmakers defend ‘storming’ of ICE facility, say Trump admin is ‘lying at all levels’

A trio of Democratic lawmakers accidental they were justified successful "storming" an ICE facility successful Newark, New Jersey, past week, arguing that President Donald Trump's medication is "weaponizing instrumentality enforcement."

Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez, each Democrats from New Jersey, made the comments during a associated quality connected CNN's "State of the Union" connected Sunday. 

"Chaos ensued erstwhile idiosyncratic connected the telephone supra the leaders of ICE who were with america astatine that installation instructed them to spell retired of the facility, spell to the backstage spot and fastener the politician of the largest metropolis successful the authorities of New Jersey up," Coleman said.

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"That's absurd. That's un-American. That's scary. That's determination to intimidate radical successful this country," she added, claiming the medication is "lying astatine each levels.

The 3 lawmakers stormed Delaney Hall Detention Center successful Newark past week successful an incidental that was caught connected video. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was besides contiguous and was arrested and charged with trespassing. Authorities assertion an ICE cause was assaulted successful the confrontation, which was caught connected camera.

McIver besides responded to accusations from the Department of Homeland Security that she "body slammed" instrumentality enforcement officers during the incident.

"I honestly bash not cognize however to assemblage slam anyone. There's nary video that supports maine assemblage slamming anyone," she told CNN's Dana Bash.

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Mendez argued that it was the work of the ICE officers and different instrumentality enforcement to guarantee the concern didn't get retired of hand.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., accused an ICE cause of shoving her during the incidental connected Friday. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Take Back the Court Action Fund)

"There were a batch of opportunities for DHS, for ICE to de-escalate the situation. They chose not to," Menendez said. "It's thing that should truly daze each Americans."

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Rep. LaMonica McIver tin beryllium seen wearing reddish successful this screenshot from the assemblage camera footage DHS provided to Fox News. (Department of Homeland Security)

While the lawmakers objected to ICE detentions, they besides admitted that they saw grounds that the inmates were well-treated and surviving successful bully conditions wrong the facility.

During a property league aft the incident, McIver claimed she was "assaulted by aggregate ICE officers portion determination directors of ICE watched it happen."

DHS footage posted to X Saturday appears to amusement McIver barreling unprovoked done instrumentality enforcement adjacent the gate.

"WATCH: US Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (wearing a reddish blazer), storms the gross of Delaney Hall Detention Center ASSAULTING an ICE agent," DHS captioned the video.

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DHS officials person not yet confirmed immoderate pending charges against those accused of storming the center.

Fox News' Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.