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US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty

posted by Kristi Wachter on
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
The Guardian Aaron Glantz
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As he awaits trial, Mavalwalla said he will continue to speak out. “Every single person here, except for the people who are indigenous to the Americas, is an immigrant or comes from immigrants,” he said.
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US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
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Trump administration, US military, US immigration, US news, US politics, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
posted by Kristi Wachter on

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