This count alleges that Abughazaleh and five others engaged in coordinated actions intended to obstruct a federal agent working at the Broadview ICE facility. Prosecutors claim the group planned, organized, and executed efforts to interfere with the movement of official vehicles used to transport detainees.
2. Forcibly interfering with a federal employee
The second charge asserts that Abughazaleh stood directly in the path of a moving federal vehicle, forcing the driver to reduce speed dramatically. Federal agents maintain that the action created a dangerous situation, both for the protesters and for the officer attempting to complete a routine transfer of detainees.Continue reading…
