Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled

Alejandro Orellana, a Marine veteran and UPS employee, was arrested during an anti-ICE protest in East Los Angeles, but federal charges against him collapsed due to lack of evidence. The case highlights broader issues of federal overreach and failed prosecutions of protesters accused of domestic terrorism or extremism under Trump's immigration policies.