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A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted on federal charges stemming from an incident in which protesters allegedly attacked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle outside a Chicago suburb facility last month.

Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, 26, who has branded herself as a "Gen Z influencer" running for Congress in Illinois’s 9th District, is accused of conspiracy to impede or injure an ICE officer while on duty in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 26, according to a Thursday indictment unsealed Wednesday.

Abughazaleh had been expected to win the Democratic nomination to succeed Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL.), 81, who is retiring.

Five other protesters were also indicted alongside Abughazale

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