Self-described Democrat influencer turns criminal defendant

Gen Z Democrat caught on camera doing exactly what got her federally indicted

A "Gen Z influencer" running for Congress just handed federal prosecutors the smoking gun.

She thought blocking ICE agents made her a resistance hero.

And this Gen Z Democrat got caught on camera doing exactly what got her federally indicted.

Kat Abughazaleh styles herself as a progressive warrior taking on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.

The 26-year-old Democrat is running for Illinois' 9th Congressional District seat to replace retiring Representative Jan Schakowsky who's held the position since 1999.

But Abughazaleh's campaign hit a major roadblock when federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging her with conspiracy and forcibly impeding federal officers.

The charges stem from a September 26 protest outside ICE's Broadview Service Staging Area near Chicago where prosecutors say Abughazaleh joined a mob that swarmed a law enforcement vehicle.

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