Kat Abughazaleh indicted over protests outside Chicago-area ICE facility [View all]
Progressive House congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted on federal charges stemming from protests outside a U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement facility outside Chicago.
The former journalist now running as a Democrat in Illinois’ 9th District was charged with charged with two counts: conspiracy to impede or injure an ICE officer, and assaulting or impeding that officer while he was engaged in his official duties.
The indictment specifically accuses Abughazaleh, among others, with banging aggressively on the agent’s side and back windows, hood, and other areas; pushing against it to “hinder and impede its movement,” and etching the word “PIG” on the car.
The indictment names five other defendants, at least some of whom appear to also be involved in progressive politics.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kat-abughazaleh-indicted-over-protests-171401563.html
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