Kat Abughazaleh is an anti-Israel activist running for Congress in Illinois’ 9th District. She’s raised a boatload of money, $1.5 million for the cycle as of mid-October.
She also apparently assumed she had Democrat Activist Privilege, particularly in Chicago, and could interfere in federal ICE actions without legal repercussion.
She is now in the Find Out phase of this mischief, with a federal indictment. The NY Times reports she was not alone:
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted six people, including a Democratic congressional candidate and other local politicians, on charges of interfering with a federal agent during a chaotic protest outside an immigration detention site last month.Some Illinois Democrats accused the Justice Department of singling out President Trump’s political opponents for prosecution with the indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday. The top federal prosecutor in Chicago defended the charges as upholding the rule of law….The charges unsealed on Wednesday related to a Sept. 26 protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the suburb of Broadview, Ill. Demonstrators have gathered repeatedly at the Broadview site, sometimes blocking access to the driveway and engaging in physical confrontations with federal agents….The charging document asserts that the defendants were part of a larger group that tried to block a federal agent from driving to the ICE facility that morning. The indictment said members of the group banged on the vehicle, stood in front of it, pushed against it and damaged a side mirror and a windshield wiper. Someone in the group etched the word “PIG” into the vehicle, the charging document said.All six defendants were charged with interfering with a federal agent and conspiring with one another to interfere with an agent. Both charges can carry multiyear prison sentences….Those indicted included Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic candidate for Congress; Brian Straw, an Oak Park, Ill., village trustee; and Cat Sharp, a candidate for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
She’s crying “free speech” on social media. Nope, you don’t have a right to block an ICE vehicle.
The reactions are precious:
There’s always a tweet:
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