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A Democrat congressional candidate in Illinois who was federally indicted for impeding federal agents abruptly ended an interview after footage aired showing her blocking an ICE vehicle.
Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh (D), 26, was charged last month after footage from September showed her and a group of protesters blocking federal agents’ vehicles from leaving an ICE facility in Chicago.
Last week, Abughazaleh joined journalist Tara Palmeri’s podcast where she was asked about her indictment, with the show’s host highlighting details about the incident that evidently made the congressional hopeful uncomfortable.
“The indictment alleges you and others quote ‘surrounded a federal officer’s vehicle, banged on its hood and windows, etched ‘pig’ on the side and impeded movement,” Palmeri told Abughazaleh, asking, “Did you etch the word ‘pig’ on the side of an officer’s car?”
LOL. Kat Abughazaleh, the Democrat Illinois congressional candidate CHARGED with impeding federal agents, just RAGE QUIT from an interview after a video was played of her banging on a federal agent's car. 🤣🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/oogFUw6pQg https://t.co/wcqfIcYx7G
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 30, 2025
The Illinois candidate refused to discuss specifics from the indictment, saying she intended to plead “not guilty” and planned on beating the charges in court.
“Ok, well let’s watch the video of what happened that day,” Palmeri said, before cutting to a video showing Abughazaleh with a mob of protesters surrounding an ICE vehicle and impeding its movement.
After asked what she thought about the video, Abughazaleh ignored the question and repeated her previous talking points claiming she’d win in court before abruptly cutting her feed, with Palmeri continuing to ask questions about how the charges would affect her campaign unaware her interviewee had scrammed.
Following her indictment, Abughazaleh had released a video professing her innocence and calling the charges against her “political persecution,” claiming the Trump administration was attempting to “criminalize protest” and punish people speaking out against them.
BREAKING UPDATE: Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh (D) has been FEDERALLY CHARGED for impeding federal agents at an ICE facility in Chicago.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 29, 2025
She thinks interfering with immigration enforcement is "free speech."
FAFO TIMEpic.twitter.com/FuC4xiq6T6 https://t.co/AuJxegepVq
However, footage appears to prove she was not simply protesting or using free speech to voice her opposition to federal immigration efforts, but instead physically attempted to impede officers.
Kat Abughazaleh (D) just fcked around with ICE and found outpic.twitter.com/6OoPaBjcDx
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 19, 2025
At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk.
— Kat Abughazaleh (@KatAbughazaleh) September 26, 2025
He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls. pic.twitter.com/bGX7vh5o84
“All federal officials must be able to discharge the duties of their office without confronting force, intimidation or threats,” U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew S. Boutros wrote in a statement. “As we have warned repeatedly, we will seek to hold accountable those who cross the line from peaceful protests to unlawful actions or conspiracies that interrupt, hinder or impede the due administration of Justice.”
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