Source: WBEZ Chicago [US state media]
“Chicago’s top federal prosecutor announced Thursday he was dropping charges against the remaining members of the ‘Broadview Six’ in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct before a grand jury by his assistants — but which he insisted he knew nothing about until recently. … Boutros said events on Sept. 26, 2025, outside an immigration holding facility in Broadview — in which the defendants and others allegedly surrounded a federal agent’s vehicle and slowed its approach to the building — is ‘unacceptable in a civilized society. It is for the grace of God that that agent moved at 2 miles per hour.’ … Specific details of the misconduct were still coming to light Thursday afternoon …. a prosecutor allegedly had a conversation with a grand juror outside the jury room. And some grand jurors who disagreed with the case were allegedly prevented from participating further.” (05/21/26)