Far-Left House Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Indicted for Blocking ICE Operations in Illinois

U.S. House of Representatives candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted for obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations after repeatedly positioning herself in the path of federal vehicles, allegedly impeding agents’ work.

The indictment, filed on Thursday, names Abughazaleh among six rioters, including two other political candidates, in connection with unrest outside an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Abughazaleh, a far-left journalist and social media influencer campaigning in Illinois’ Democrat-leaning 9th Congressional District, allegedly “physically hindered and impeded” a federal agent forced to drive at a slow pace to avoid harming protesters.

The Broadview facility has been the site of repeated confrontations with anti-ICE activists.

Multiple Democratic candidates for the vacant House seat, including Abughazaleh and Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, have publicly filmed themselves obstructing ICE vehicles.