Politico Finds Candidate 'Indicted' for Protesting ICE, Not for Genocide
Politico’s recent scoop highlights the indictment of a progressive House candidate amidst Chicago-area ICE protests (Politico, October 29, 2025). The candidate allegedly 'blocked traffic'—a far cry from, say, ICE policies under Biden which saw 142,000 deportations in 2023, many targeting asylum seekers, often to countries where their lives are at risk. The media framing here implies the disruption
is the crime, not the state-sanctioned violence that sparks such outrage. One might wonder why obstructing a car merits national news, but obstructing human rights, family reunification, or due process under ICE often passes as Tuesday. It seems some 'crimes' are more newsworthy than others, especially when they involve inconvenient dissent against the state apparatus.