Temperatures are rising over an altercation between three Democratic lawmakers and immigration agents at a detention center in New Jersey, as Democrats say the administration is using the incident to improperly target political opposition.

Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem this week accused Garden State Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Menendez and LaMonica McIver of “committing felonies” during the Friday scuffle with law enforcement at Delaney Hall and called for the House Democrats to be removed from their committees of censured — drawing sharp backlash from the left, as members of Congress are permitted to make unannounced visits to facilities.

Democrats have accused DHS of lying about what happened and, after a DHS spokesperson suggested they could face charges, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) warned Trump administration officials that “we are going to have a problem” if arrests transpire. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) cautioned arrests would constitute “a red line.”

Meanwhile, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), has floated stripping the three Democrats of their committee assignments, arguing their “behavior constitutes an assault” on Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. On Tuesday, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution to censure McIver over what he called a “reckless stunt.”

While Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) didn’t endorse any proposal, he

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