Dem Lawmakers Defend ‘storming’ Of Ice Facility, Say Trump Admin Is ‘lying At All Levels’

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

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

"Chaos ensued erstwhile personification connected nan telephone supra nan leaders of ICE who were pinch america astatine that installation instructed them to spell retired of nan facility, spell to nan backstage spot and fastener nan politician of nan largest metropolis successful nan 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 group successful this country," she added, claiming nan management is "lying astatine each levels.

The 3 lawmakers stormed Delaney Hall Detention Center successful Newark past week successful an incident that was caught connected video. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was besides coming and was arrested and charged pinch trespassing. Authorities declare an ICE supplier was assaulted successful nan confrontation, which was caught connected camera.

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

"I honestly do not cognize really 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 based on that it was nan work of nan ICE officers and different rule enforcement to guarantee nan business didn't get retired of hand.

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

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

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

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

During a property convention aft nan incident, McIver claimed she was "assaulted by aggregate ICE officers while location board of ICE watched it happen."

DHS footage posted to X Saturday appears to show McIver barreling unprovoked done rule enforcement adjacent nan gate.

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

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

Fox News' Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.