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Federal prosecutors are using a rare 1860s statute to criminalize immigration activism, marking an escalation in crackdowns on ICE protests. The tactic raises free speech concerns as agents also face scrutiny for misusing weapons hundreds of times during protest operations.
Federal prosecutors are dusting off the Conspiracy Act of 1861 to criminalize immigration activism, a legal move rarely seen in modern protest cases. The charges come as ICE agents themselves face separate scrutiny for misusing weapons hundreds of times during the same protest operations. The overlap is notable: the government is prosecuting protesters for their speech while agents involved in the actual operations face minimal accountability.
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