US EditionDem Congressional Candidate Charged in ICE Protest
- On Oct. 23, a federal grand jury indicted six people including Kat Abughazaleh on charges tied to a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview ICE processing facility, with court appearances set for Nov. 5.
- After the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, the Broadview ICE processing facility, Broadview, Illinois, became a protest flashpoint with sustained presence and local officials restricting hours and erecting barricades.
- Prosecutors allege the group surrounded and repeatedly struck the Government Vehicle, scratched `PIG` into its side, damaged a mirror and wiper, and Abughazaleh braced on the hood to block entry.
- U.S. prosecutors say the charges include conspiracy and assault counts with maximum sentences of six and eight years, and several defendants and their attorneys say they will plead not guilty; Andrew S. Boutros said federal officials must discharge duties without force or intimidation.
- Abughazaleh, a Democratic candidate, said `This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights` and vowed to fight charges amid viral videos with 2.4 million views.
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Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh called her federal indictment a case of political persecution after being charged with obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Chicago. The 26-year-old activist and former Media Matters employee faces charges of conspiring to obstruct a federal official during a protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on September 26. According to a federal indictment …
DOJ Indicts Illinois Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE Protests
A congressional candidate in Illinois’s 9th District has been indicted on federal charges by the Department of Justice. Democrat Kat Abughazaleh faces one count of conspiracy and one charge alleging that she “forcibly impeded, intimidated, and interfered” with an ICE officer. Abughazaleh has been frequently protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. Soon after her indictment, she posted this video on social media. Kat Abughazale…
Democratic Congressional Candidate Indicted After Violent Anti-ICE Protest in Illinois - Real News Now
Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois, has been indicted on federal charges stemming from a violent protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside a federal facility in Broadview, Illinois. Abughazaleh, a self-described Gen Z influencer and former Media Matters video producer, had been running to replace longtime Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’s 9th Congressional…
Justice Department Indicts Democratic Congressional Candidate Over ICE Protests
The Department of Justice indicted Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois, for allegedly blocking vehicles during protests last month outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. Five other individuals were also indicted under the same charge. “I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amend…
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