BREAKING: Illinois congressional candidate INDICTED by DOJ over impeding ICE in Chicago area – [VIDEO]

by The Right Scoop

A congressional candidate for Chicago was just indicted by the DOJ for impeding ICE officers at the Broadview facility near Chicago.

She claims it’s political prosecution, but she and five others surrounded an ICE vehicle and refused to let it pass.

Here’s the news:

 
Below is video of Abughazaleh surrounding the video to try and prevent it from continuing:

 
Here’s more from Fox Chicago:

Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic candidate for Congress from the Chicago area, was among six individuals indicted in federal court in connection with their protests at the ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview.

Federal prosecutors allege that Abughazaleh, along with Michael Rabbitt, Andre Martin, Catherine Sharp, Brian Straw, and Joselyn Walsh, tried to impede a federal agent at the Broadview facility on Sept. 26.

They allege that the group “surrounded” a government vehicle driven by the agent “with the intent to hinder and impede” the agent.

Abughazaleh responded to the charges on her social media account.

“This is a political prosecution and a gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment,” she said in a video posted on X. “This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish anyone who speaks out against them.”

Abughazaleh is running for the Democratic nomination in the 9th Congressional district which includes parts of Chicago’s North Side, northern and northwest suburbs.


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