The charges are part of an escalating trend as the federal government wields a special charge: conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, which can carry up to a six-year sentence. The statute dates to the Civil War and has been infrequently used. www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...
She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her doorThe Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.www.npr.org