Congressional candidate, village trustee indicted for Broadview ICE protest - Chronicle Media

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "It was part of the conspiracy that, as Agent A drove the Government Vehicle and reached the vicinity of the (ICE detention facility) on or about September 26, 2025, and turned west onto Harvard Street in Broadview, a group of individuals, including (Abughazaleh, Straw and others) surrounded the Government Vehicle, with the intent to hinder and impede Agent A from proceeding to the (ICE detention facility) and discharging the duties of his office," federal prosecutors allege in the indictment.
43% : Democratic 9th Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and Oak Park trustee Brian Straw have been indicted for their part in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
40% : The indictment alleges that Abughazaleh, Straw and others blocked a vehicle driven by a federal officer into ICE's Broadview Detention facility Sept. 26, and pushed and banged on it.

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