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Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted for blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September immigration protests outside suburban Chicago.

Abughazaleh calls charges political prosecution, saying Trump administration is criminalizing protest against enforcement operations tied to 1,800+ arrests in Chicago area.

Federal judge ordered unprecedented daily briefings on immigration operations after weeks of escalating tensions between agents and protesters at the facility.

CHICAGO — A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted for blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an immigration enforcement building in su

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