A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Democratic congressional candidate and other protesters for allegedly impeding federal immigration enforcement.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Democratic congressional candidate and other protesters for allegedly impeding federal immigration enforcement.
Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic congressional candidate from the Chicago area, was among six individuals indicted in federal court for her alleged role in late September blocking law enforcement vehicles outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, according to court documents. The charges make Abughazaleh the latest Democrat to face legal consequences following a violent clash with federal immigration authorities.
“I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice,” she stated in a social media post. “This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights.”
“I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win,” Abughazaleh continued Wednesday.
