CRIME & LAW

Candidate Indicted Over Broadview Protest Clash

A special federal grand jury indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five others after a protest outside a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois. The Oct. 23 indictment alleges they conspired to prevent a U.S. law enforcement officer from performing his duties and says Abughazaleh impeded an agent’s vehicle, forcing it to crawl. Abughazaleh called the case a political prosecution and a First Amendment fight. Broadview has faced months of confrontations and protest limits, while a federal judge recently issued a temporary restraining order curbing certain crowd-control tactics.

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