# Biden Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Halt Probe

> U.S. District Judge April Perry rejects DOJ's request to stop investigation into prosecutors' misconduct in Broadview Six ICE protest case.
- Title: Biden Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Halt Probe · Fox News
- Summary: U.S. District Judge April Perry rejects DOJ's request to stop investigation into prosecutors' misconduct in Broadview Six ICE protest case.
- Keywords: broadview six, ice protest, doj, u.s. attorney, federal prosecutors, grand jury, sherri mecklenburg, kat abughazaleh, Fox News
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/biden-judge-rejects-doj-bid-halt-probe-prosecutors-botched-ice-protest-case
- Author: Elaine Mallon
- Published: 2026-11-12T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: broadview six, ice protest, doj, u.s. attorney, federal prosecutors, grand jury, sherri mecklenburg, kat abughazaleh, news, politics
## Judge April Perry
U.S. District Judge April Perry rejects DOJ's request to cancel hearing on prosecutors' misconduct in Broadview Six ICE protest case.

> the government’s professed lack of clarity about the court’s inherent authority to ask lawyers who have made misstatements to or misled the court to explain their actions is immaterial
## Prosecutors Ordered to Testify
Judge April Perry orders four federal prosecutors including Chicago's U.S. attorney to testify under oath about possible misconduct in grand jury proceedings.
## DOJ's Argument
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward claims requiring prosecutors to testify puts them in a 'Catch-22' by risking prosecution or antagonizing the court.

> they can testify and risk prosecution, or they can assert their rights under the fifth amendment and risk antagonizing the court
## Prosecutors' Misconduct
Prosecutors allegedly redacted grand jury transcripts to hide evidence of improper 'vouching' by former assistant u.s. attorney sherri mecklenburg.
## Grand Jury Refusal
Grand jury refused to return indictment on october 9, 2025, after two jurors were excused over impartiality concerns.
## Case Background
Six protesters including former democratic congressional candidate kat abughazaleh faced federal charges after october 2025 confrontation outside illinois ice facility.
## Key takeaway

Judge April Perry orders four federal prosecutors to testify under oath after DOJ tried to halt probe into alleged misconduct in Broadview Six ICE protest case.