SOPHIA TAREEN and JOHN SEEWER.

According to court documents, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted along with five others accused of blocking vehicles during protests outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago. The indictment filed last week by a special grand jury accuses Kat Abughazaleh of blocking a federal agent outside the immigration center. Abughazaleh says in a video posted on social media Wednesday: “This is a political prosecution and a gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment. This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish anyone who speaks out against them.”