Three Spokane protesters accused of conspiring against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were found guilty

Three Spokane protesters accused of conspiring against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were found guilty Thursday afternoon by a federal jury after a 8-day trial that examined the boundaries between First Amendment rights and when protesting turns into a federal crime.

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Thu., May 28, 2026

Bajun Mavalwalla II leaves the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after he was found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
“This is not over, not by a long shot,” Bajun Mavalwalla Sr., center, told the crowd gathered outside the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after his son Bajun Mavalwalla II, right, was found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Justice Forral is greeted by supporters outside the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after they were found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
“This is not over, not by a long shot,” Bajun Mavalwalla Sr. tells the crowd gathered outside the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after his son Bajun Mavalwalla II was found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
“This is not over, not by a long shot,” Bajun Mavalwalla Sr. tells the crowd gathered outside the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after his son Bajun Mavalwalla II was found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Jac Archer, with partner Andrew Biviano, leaves the Thomas S. Foley Federal Courthouse after Archer was found guilty with two others of conspiracy to imped or injure a ICE agent or their property, Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review