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Illinois 9 th Congressional District Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people indicted for “impeding” a federal immigration agent during a protest last month outside of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.

Though video of the Sept. 26 incident shows nearly two dozen people surrounding the government vehicle, those indicted include a Democratic candidate for Cook County Board, a Chicago Democratic Ward committeeman and an Oak Park trustee.

The group is charged with conspiracy to prevent the agent from performing his duties by banging on the windows and hood of the vehicle. Someone allegedly vandalized the vehicle with the word “PIG” as it drove slowly through the crowd.

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