The DOJ is throwing conspiracy charges at ICE protesters
Holding a sign outside a detention center might now get someone charged like they are running an organized crime syndicate.
The federal government has found a handy new tool for dealing with people protesting ICE deportations. Instead of handing out simple trespassing tickets or civil disturbance warnings, prosecutors are pulling out federal felony criminal conspiracy charges.
Prosecuting political activists under laws designed for organized crime lets prosecutors inflate basic protest organizing into a massive felony case. Legal experts warn that casting this wide of a net effectively turns routine civil disobedience into potential decades in federal prison.
Coordinating who brings the megaphones and snacks can officially count as plotting a federal felony if the government dislikes the cause enough.
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