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May 29, 2026 Federal jury (Spokane, Washington) convicted three ICE protesters, including an army veteran, on felony conspiracy charges Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
A jury convicted peaceful anti-ICE protesters of felony conspiracy despite no injuries, prompting concerns about weaponized prosecution against constitutional assembly rights.
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- Federal jury convicts three ICE protesters, including army veteran, on felony conspiracy charges — A federal jury in Spokane, Washington, found three protesters—including US Army Sergeant Bajun Mavalwalla—guilty of felony conspiracy charges for their participation in a June 2025 protest against ICE. The defendants face up to six years in prison and $250,000 fines. Legal experts and local officials have characterized the prosecution as a serious escalation in attacks on First Amendment rights. The acting US attorney for eastern Washington resigned rather than sign the indictment, citing lack of injury to officers or protesters.
May 27, 2026 ICE deployed pepper spray and tasers against protesters and journalists outside Delaney Hall Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Agents used chemical weapons and tasers on demonstrators and at least seven journalists during ongoing protests against detention conditions, escalating suppression of assembly and press coverage.
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- ICE pepper-sprays and tasers protesters outside Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark — On the evening of May 27, 2026, federal ICE officers deployed pepper spray and tasers against protesters gathered outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, where detainees were conducting a hunger and labor strike on their fifth day. Officers chased protesters across streets and onto train tracks, tasering at least one individual who was then carried into the facility. At least seven journalists were sprayed. The confrontation followed a day in which ICE had pepper-sprayed U.S. Senator Andy Kim during his attempt to enter the facility. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin denied the strike was occurring and accused Democratic lawmakers of spreading "smears."
May 24, 2026 Federal officials served subpoenas on political activists Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin over Cuba travel Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Federal investigators sought financial and communications records from prominent activists over humanitarian aid trips, raising questions about targeting political critics.
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- Federal subpoenas issued to political influencer and activist over Cuba travel — Federal officials served subpoenas on political influencer Hasan Piker and CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin as part of an investigation into whether US organizations and leaders violated US laws and sanctions in supporting Cuba's communist regime. The subpoenas seek financial, logistical, and communications information related to trips the two made to Cuba in March 2026 with delegations of the "Nuestra América Convoy," a global network of activists and influencers who brought supplies to Cuba's ruling Communist Party.
- DOJ Subpoenas Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin Over Cuba Travel — The Trump administration subpoenaed political influencer Hasan Piker and CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin as part of an investigation into whether U.S. organizations and leaders violated sanctions laws in supporting Cuba's communist regime. The subpoenas targeted individuals who had traveled to Cuba, framing humanitarian aid delivery as potential criminal conduct.