Mike Johnson considers censure for 3 Dems who breached Newark ICE facility

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday that the three Democrat House representatives who breached an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey last week may face disciplinary action from the chamber. 

"Well, look, there’s three possible disciplinary actions that Congress, the House, can take. Okay? You can censure a member, and that probably does seem appropriate here. You can kick them off committees, that’s a new tradition begotten by the Democrats in recent years. And you can expel someone from Congress. 

He explained that expulsion requires a two-thirds majority vote, which is "not likely" in the current House given the margins, "but we’re looking at what is appropriate."

"Look, I think its pretty clear that the law was violated. You might have noticed the Wisconsin judge that was trying to conceal the illegal alien that was gonna be apprehended by ICE, a federal grand jury indicted judge." He said that the judge is facing up to six years in jail and up to $350,000 in fines "because she obstructed the proceedings. She obstructed justice."

"What these House Democrats did is in that same vein of what the judge is being indicted for, so I think there’s some legal ramifications to play out here and we’ll see."

This comes as DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin has said "there will likely be more arrests coming" after Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) breeched the facility. McIver was seen on video pushing against security agents. Arrested at the scene was Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka.

"We actually have body camera footage of these members of Congress assaulting these ICE enforcement officers, including body slamming a female ICE officer," McLaughlin added. She said that there is an "ongoing investigation" into the matter and that arresting the members of Congress is "definitely on the table."