Charges dropped against 4 who protested at ICE processing center near Chicago |
Charges dropped against 4 who protested at ICE processing center near Chicago
BROADVIEW, Ill. (WGN) — Charges will be permanently dropped against four people who protested outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) processing center in west suburban Broadview.
The four people impacted include: former congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, Andre Martin, who served on Abughazaleh’s campaign staff, Oak Park village trustee Brian Straw, and 45th Ward Democratic committeeperson Michael Rabbitt.
Their trial, set to begin following Memorial Day, has since been canceled.
The four were facing a federal charge of impeding a U.S. law enforcement officer following protests at the ICE facility in Broadview on Sept. 26. On that day, more than 100 protesters gathered, calling for an end to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Broadview.
The government previously dropped charges against two other people: Catherine Sharp and Joselyn Walsh.
Dubbed the ‘Broadview 6,’ the case began over claims of conspiracy.
Straw provided a statement, saying, in part, that........