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DOJ targets anti-ICE demonstrators with conspiracy charges

Season 2026 Episode 66 | 9m 21s

When a U.S. Army veteran was arrested on conspiracy charges for his role in an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington, it was the first time an American had faced those charges in connection with the protests. Some legal experts saw it as an escalation in efforts to suppress and criminalize First Amendment rights. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center, Aaron Glantz reports.

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