SPOKANE, Wash - The first of several people charged in connection with an ICE protest in Spokane last summer has entered a guilty plea to the charges.

Mikki Hatfield pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to impede a federal officer.

As part of the plea, federal prosecutors and Hatfield came to a deferred sentencing agreement.

Hatfield could face up to six years in prison. However, Hatfield will check in with the court in June and if they are following the court's guidelines, Hatfield will withdraw the guilty plea to the felony charge and plead to a misdemeanor instead.

The sentencing would be done after that.

Hatfield was part of a protest at Spokane's ICE facility in June. It began as a small group, protesting the detainment and eventual deportation of asylum seekers.

The protest g

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