Trump administration charges influencer and congressional candidate over ICE protests

Here is a 184-word summary of the news article: The Trump administration has charged Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Palestinian American and Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois, over protests outside an ICE facility. The Department of Justice alleges that Abughazaleh and other protesters conspired to prevent an ICE agent from performing their duties and physically assaulted the agent's car. The charges, which carry potential prison sentences of up to eight years, also implicate other Democratic political candidates, including a Cook County Democratic Committee member and a Cook County Board of Commissioners candidate. A viral video showed Abughazaleh being thrown to the ground by an ICE agent during the protests. Abughazaleh has denounced the charges as a "political prosecution" and "a gross attempt to silence dissent." She argues the Trump administration is "weaponizing the federal justice system" to criminalize protest and punish those who speak out against them. Abughazaleh vows to fight the "unjust charges" and maintain the right to protest, speak freely, and associate with those who disagree with the government.