India, Oct. 30 -- Kat Abughazaleh, Democratic Congressional candidate, was on Wednesday indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly interfering with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during protests at a detention facility.

A former public-school teacher turned activist and candidate, Kat Abughazaleh joined the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's congressional seat in the Philadelphia suburbs.

She positioned herself in the primary as a progressive voice on immigration, workers' rights and civil liberties. Abughazaleh grew up in a mixed-immigration household. Her campaign drew from this personal experience and sought to tap into the growing Arab-American and Muslim-American electorate.

Abughazaleh is vying ...