DOJ increasingly uses conspiracy charges against ICE protesters, legal experts say

The Justice Department has increasingly brought federal conspiracy charges against people who protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, legal experts said.

Some legal experts said they worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.

Those experts said the trend has raised questions about the scope of federal prosecution in demonstrations targeting immigration enforcement, though specific case details were not cited.

An image accompanying the original report was credited to Jaida Grey Eagle for NPR.

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