Republicans weigh repercussions for Democrats who got in scuffle with ICE agents

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Republicans weigh repercussions for Democrats who got in scuffle with ICE agents

by Emily Brooks - 05/14/25 12:37 PM ET

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said House Republicans are weighing what kind of actions to take against three House Democrats who got in a scuffle with law enforcement at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

Johnson called the Friday incident “a new low for congressional Democrats.”

“We’re having conversations — we had them this morning in the House Republican conference meeting this morning — about appropriate action that we need to take here to address that inappropriate behavior, the wildly inappropriate behavior,” Johnson said.

New Jersey Democratic Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Menendez and LaMonica McIver visited the Delaney Hall detention center Friday. A scuffle with law enforcement ensued, resulting in Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka (D) being arrested for trespassing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Fox News on Tuesday called for the three lawmakers to be removed from committees or to be censured, ...

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5300064-republicans-democrats-ice-new-jersey-scuffle/

[Johonny]

1. It is Nazi Germany

If being in the government can't insulate you, no one is safe.

We all can face concentration camps, and soon.

[magicarpet]

2. Step by step by step,....

.... the march is deeper and deeper into Fascism is real and threatening to any hope of a functioning and thriving Democracy.

[malaise]

3. Hmmmmmmmm! OK then

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220318345

[RJ-MacReady]

4. when our side takes power

Escalation needs to be the agenda. Meaning we kick ALL Republicans off ALL committees. No decorum anymore and limit their speaking time.

[Basso8vb]

5. We will unleash our wrath and lock these pieces of shit up when we finally wrest back power.

No quarter for these fucking traitors.

[hildegaard28]

6. Military Tribunals

For all regime members. No civilian court for the traitors to our country. We don't need civilian courts getting in the way of justice next time.