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Tuesday, September 02, 2025

The arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has raised alarms among legal experts and fellow veterans familiar with his service in Afghanistan. Bajun Mavalwalla II " a former army sergeant who survived a roadside bomb blast on a special operations mission in Afghanistan " was charged in July with "conspiracy to impede or injure officers" after joining a demonstration against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Spokane, Washington. Legal experts say the case marks an escalation in the administration's attacks on first amendment rights. Afghanistan war veterans who know him say the case against Mavalwalla appears unjust.

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More: "Here's a guy who held a top secret clearance and was privy to some of the most sensitive information we have, who served in a combat zone," said Kenneth Koop, a retired colonel who trained the Afghan military and police during Mavalwalla's deployment. "To see him treated like this really sticks in my craw."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-09-02 01:36 PM | Reply

I suspect this will be a dangerous button for the administration to push.

You start ---- with people who gave damn near their all in service of this country and they're going to push people with lot of experience into action.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-02 01:58 PM | Reply

These are the DOJ documents:

www.justice.gov

www.inlander.com

Bajun Mavalwalla II and his father are an example of the "Forever Wars;" inter-generational participation in the same war. nypost.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-02 02:28 PM | Reply

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