Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among a half dozen people the Justice Department has charged for allegedly impeding an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, according to an indictment obtained by Axios.

Why it matters: Abughazaleh is the latest in a series of Democratic politicians facing legal consequences for protest actions against the Trump administration's immigration operations. • The 26-year-old progressive, who is a frontrunner in the race to succeed Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), called the charges "a political prosecution and a gross attempt at silencing dissent" in a statement. • Her lead opponent in the Democratic primary, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, called the protest "nonviolent" in a statement, saying he hopes "these frivolous charges are d

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