US EditionTrump Administration Speeds up New Rules that Would Make It Easier to Charge some Protesters
- The Trump administration is accelerating new rules that enhance the Federal Protective Service's authority regarding protest-related offenses on federal property.
- The changes were originally proposed during the Biden administration but have taken effect earlier due to a purported surge in violence.
- Critics argue that the rules may be used to target protesters, raising concerns about civil liberties.
- The rules allow Federal Protective Service officers to arrest individuals for offenses near federal properties.
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Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
The Trump administration is speeding up new rules for the Federal Protective Service, giving it more authority to charge people for offenses on or off federal properties.
Trump admin says it will use new rule to fine and arrest costumed protesters near ICE facilities
A police officer stands watch as activists protest outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 5, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. Immigrants without legal status who have been detained undergo processing at the facility. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)As masked and costumed protesters demonstrate outside federal immigration facilities nationwide, the federal government has sped up the start of a new rule that may expose…
Trump administration speeds up rule to permit more fines, arrests of protesters at federal buildings
A police officer stands watch as activists protest outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 5, Broadview, Illinois. Immigrants without legal status who have been detained undergo processing at the facility (Scott Olson/Getty Images).As masked and costumed protesters demonstrate outside federal immigration facilities nationwide, the federal government has sped up the start of a new rule that may expose those protesters …
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