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Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros has officially dismissed all remaining criminal charges against four activists connected to protests outside the Broadview immigration detention facility in Illinois. The decision ends one of the most closely watched legal battles tied to President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown known as “Operation Midway Blitz.”
The charges against Kat Abughazaleh, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, and Brian Straw were dismissed with prejudice, meaning federal prosecutors cannot bring the same charges again. A federal trial had been scheduled to begin on May 26. The defendants had previously faced misdemeanor accusations of impeding federal officers after prosecutors dropped an earlier felony conspiracy charge.
The case drew national attention because it involved demonstrations outside the Broadview detention center during intense immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area. Prosecutors claimed the defendants blocked a government vehicle, pushed against it, and damaged parts of the vehicle during a September 26 protest. Authorities also alleged the word “pig” was scratched onto the vehicle.
Brian Straw, an attorney at Greenberg Traurig and member of the Oak Park Village Board, said the dismissal was a victory not only for the defendants but also for people defending constitutional rights and protesting federal immigration policies. Attorneys representing Andre Martin argued the group had been unfairly threatened with prison time for exercising First Amendment rights.
Operation Midway Blitz led to thousands of arrests between September and December as immigration agents and protesters repeatedly clashed across Chicago and suburban Illinois. Reports and body-camera footage showed agents using tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper balls during demonstrations. Illinois officials later launched investigations into allegations of misconduct by federal agents, including the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez by an ICE agent.
The latest dismissal follows several other failed federal prosecutions connected to the immigration crackdown, raising new questions about the Justice Department’s handling of protest-related cases in Chicago.
