Democratic contender for Congress indicted over Chicago ICE protests

Progressive Palestinian American candidate Kat Abughazaleh, 26, decries gross attempt at silencing dissent'

Kat Abughazaleh, a progressive candidate for Congress, has been indicted on federal charges related to her participation in protests outside an ICE processing facility near Chicago in September.

The indictment, filed last week, alleges that the 26-year old Palestinian American candidate and five other individuals physically hindered and impeded" a federal agent who was forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators".