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Chicago couple avoids 8-year sentence after grand jury declines to indict in ICE protest case

Séamus Bellamy
Oct 09, 2025
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Hell Yeahs have been in very short supply of late. Still, here we are: Hell Yeah: According to the Chicago Tribune, a federal grand jury refused to indict a Chicago couple that was arrested for “assaulting or resisting a federal officer in performance of official duties” during a feisty protest against ICE.

The protest occurred during what the DHS loving…

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