SPOKANE, Wash - Former Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart took responsibility for actions at an ICE protest last summer that led to him and eight others facing federal felony charges.

Stuckart pleaded guilty Monday to trying to impede federal officers. If he follows certain guidelines, his case will be reevaluated next summer and could be dropped down to a misdemeanor.

In June, two Venezuelan men who were seeking asylum in Spokane were detained by federal agents.

Stuckart had taken legal responsibility for one of the men and called on people of Spokane to come to the ICE facility north of downtown to protest.

Protesters blocked the exits so that federal agents and the detainees couldn't get out.

The protest lasted for several hours, with Stuckart and several others detained.

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