A Washington jury has convicted three protesters of federal conspiracy charges for trying to prevent federal officers from transporting two detained illegal immigrants from Spokane to Tacoma last June.
They face up to six years in prison and $250,000 in fines, according to a news report.
Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II were convicted as a result of their actions near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near downtown Spokane.
Supporters and others have dubbed them “the Spokane 3.”
The trio were among hundreds who responded to a Facebook post by former City Council President Ben Stuckart last summer that urged people to join him in blocking the immigration transfer bus, according to National Public Radio’s (NPR) KUOW.
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Stuckart was also the sponsor for one of the two detained immigrants who were in the United States seeking asylum, the outlet reported.
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