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Gen Z House candidate indicted for attacking ICE officers quits interview after being asked about charges

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One day after being federally indicted for her role in obstructing immigration officers outside an Illinois detention facility, Gen Z House candidate Kat Abughazaleh rage-quit an interview after being asked about her charges. 

Abughazaleh joined Tara Palmeri on her podcast Thursday, which followed an indictment by a grand jury alleging the Illinois congressional candidate “physically hindered and impeded” a federal agent who was “forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators.” Abughazaleh was one of six people named in the indictment, which also alleged the suspects scratched the word “PIG” into the side of a vehicle being driven by a federal immigration officer in addition to banging, pushing, impeding and vandalizing the car. 

“Did she just sign off? Did she just leave the chat?” Palmeri questioned after Abughazaleh spontaneously removed herself from the virtual interview after only being asked a question or two about the charges she is facing and their severity. “I’m so confused. I’m sorry, I don’t know what just happened. Um…okay. Well, she asked– she left because I asked her questions about what happened that day. Alright, well I will continue with the conversation on my own, I guess. This is very bizarre.”

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Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh holds a megaphone outside of the Broadview ICE processing facility on Sept. 26, 2025. (Reuters/Jim Vondruska)

Abughazaleh’s abrupt exit came after she appeared to get frustrated with Palmeri’s questions regarding her federal charges.

“What do you think about those charges though, they seem really serious?” Palmeri asked Abughazaleh, noting they include accusations of “conspiracy to impede or injure an ICE officer” and “assaulting or impeding that officer.” 

“Those are pretty big charges,” Palmeri remarked.        

Abughazaleh responded that she “thinks” the charges were “slightly different,” but added that “no matter what the charges are in the indictment” she plans to plead not guilty. “This is a political prosecution plain and simple.”

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But Palmeri continued to press the Gen Z candidate about the severity of her charges, particularly on whether she was party to scratching the word “PIG” in the side of the federal immigration officer’s car. 

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“I’m not speaking to the specifics of anything that’s in the indictment right now, but, like I said, I do plan on pleading not guilty and the evidence will come out in court and I plan on winning,” Abughazaleh responded with a stern demeanor much different from what she had at the start of the discussion. 

Then Palmeri played a video recording of the incident alleged in the indictment, where Abughazaleh can be seen impeding an ICE officer’s car with a large group of protesters, which evidently was the final straw for her. 

“When you see that, what do you think right now?” Palmeri asked. 

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“Yeah, Tara, once again, this is my first time being federally indicted, like I said,” Abughazaleh shot back. “I plan on pleading not guilty, the evidence will come out in court and I plan on winning. Thank you so much for having me.”

Following Abughazaleh’s response, her camera disappeared but Palmeri appeared unaware she had left and immediately went into asking another question before realizing what had happened.

“Yeah, so I guess, this – this is – I’ve never had that happen before,” Palmeri said in disbelief once she understood the situation. “Apologies,” she added before pointing out that the young congressional candidate will have to get used to answering tough questions if she wants to serve in Congress.

 

“This could hinder her ability to serve in Congress, it could make it more difficult – you know, some people might not vote for her, but at the same time, she’s probably raised a ton of money off of it,” Palmeri continued about the charges after Abughazaleh left, noting she has been in second in a very crowded primary of 13 candidates in her race to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. 

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“I don’t understand why she left the chat. I thought I was asking some pretty basic questions, and, I don’t know, it doesn’t really bode well for – if she wants to be a member of Congress,” Palmeri continued. “I think it probably would’ve been better to just talk through it, but if she can’t take a few questions about what happened from me, how is she going to handle representing an entire district?”

Fox News Digital reached out to Abughazaleh’s campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response in time for publication.

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Milwaukee man identified as victim in shooting that injured four others

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A 25-year-old Milwaukee man has been identified as the fatal victim following a shooting that injured five people on the city’s north side.

Simeon I. Calvert was shot on March 21 a little after 11 a.m. at the intersection of North Darien and North 37th streets, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Calvert was transported to a hospital where he died in the operating room, the medical examiner said.

Four other people were injured in the shooting, ranging in age from 20 to 29 years old.

Police said March 23 that they have “persons of interest” in custody but continue to seek additional information.

The investigation is ongoing, police added, but it is believed that the incident was the result of an argument.

Anyone with any information about the incident is being asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360. To remain anonymous while providing information, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.

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This story was updated to add new information.



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Woman dies in Minneapolis hit-and-run crash, driver still at large

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Minneapolis police respond to a hit-and-run that left a woman seriously injured,  (FOX 9)

A woman hit by a vehicle that fled the scene in Minneapolis over the weekend died Monday from her injuries, according to Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

Minneapolis hit-and-run crash

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The backstory:

Police say they responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at about 3:10 a.m. on Sunday in the 1600 block of Marshall Street Northeast. 

Officers then found a woman in her 20s suffering from potentially life-threatening injuries. She was taken to the hospital.

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Investigators say the woman was crossing Marshall Street while carrying a bag of food when she was struck by a speeding vehicle.

Driver still at large

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Police say no arrests have been made in connection with the incident. The vehicle is described as a dark-colored sedan that was possibly driven by a man.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Minneapolis police by emailing policetips@minneapolismn.gov or calling 612-673-5845 to leave a voicemail.

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IMPD says detective arrived at crime scene smelling like alcohol

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  • An Indianapolis detective was arrested for allegedly driving away from a crime scene while intoxicated.
  • Colleagues reported Detective Caitlin Harris after noticing she smelled of alcohol while on call.
  • Harris is the third Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer to be charged with a crime in March.

A city detective was arrested after being accused of driving away from the scene of an investigation while intoxicated, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Detective Caitlin Harris, an eight-year veteran of the Child Abuse Unit, faces preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, both misdemeanors.

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Harris was acting as the on-call detective on March 22, 2026. Colleagues who summoned her to help with an investigation into a child’s injuries that evening noticed she smelled like alcohol and contacted a supervisor, the news release stated.

A sergeant immediately responded, the department said, but by then Harris had finished her investigation and left the scene.

The sergeant asked Harris to pull her vehicle over, but she instead drove home, where she was met by a lieutenant who also believed she’d been drinking, the department said.

Harris was taken to a hospital for a blood draw. Detectives from IMPD’s Internal Affairs, Special Investigations and OVWI units were all present, the department said, and Harris was “determined to be under the influence of alcohol.”

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IndyStar was unable to reach Harris and court records were not available at time of publication.

Chief Tanya Terry placed Harris on paid administrative leave and stripped her of police powers later that day.

The investigation that Harris initially responded to has been reassigned to another detective, according to the department.

Once an internal affairs investigation is complete, IMPD will decide whether to review Harris’ recent cases.

Harris was one of two detectives subject to a Citizens’ Police Complaint Board case last summer after a woman said the investigators assumed her children were unresponsive due to an opiate overdose rather than a heat-related illness. The children had been left alone in a car for several hours while their mother worked at a temp agency, but charges were never filed. IMPD’s Internal Affairs office did not find the officers at fault for their handling of the case.

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Harris is the third IMPD officer charged with a crime so far in March. Officer Anthony Mauk faces allegations of hunting deer without a license in Steuben County, and Officer Taylor Jones was arrested on an allegation of battery after an altercation at an Indianapolis gym.

Ryan Murphy is the communities reporter for IndyStar. She can be reached at rhmurphy@indystar.com.



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