Durbin and Duckworth Demand Andrew Boutros Resign After Broadview Six Case Misconduct

U.S. District Judge April Perry found prosecutorial misconduct in the “Broadview Six” case, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros dismissed the remaining charges after the misconduct allegations surfaced.

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The case stemmed from a September 2025 protest outside a suburban immigration facility, where six individuals were charged after allegedly pushing, scratching, and damaging a federal agent’s SUV during a demonstration.

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Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth said the office under Boutros had been “riddled with chaos, deep internal dysfunction, and alleged misconduct,” as the Broadview Six prosecution unraveled on the eve of trial.

Crain’s Chicago Business reported that nearly two weeks after Boutros appeared in court to drop charges against the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters, Boutros acknowledged he had spoken to the October grand jury that would go on to indict the group later that day.

Durbin and Duckworth demanded Boutros resign and called for “an open, transparent, and nonpartisan search to nominate the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois,” tying the demand to the Broadview Six collapse.

The Chicago Tribune reported the senators’ statement came after Boutros released a report detailing his interactions with the case’s grand jury, and it said the senators’ demand intensified after that disclosure.

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In court, Perry told prosecutors, “Your sole goal is to do justice,” and she said, “That trust has been broken,” describing what she saw in grand jury transcripts.

Defense attorneys Christopher Parente and Nancy DePodesta said the alleged misconduct was “twisted” and “revolting,” and Parente told reporters, “I have never heard of anything as bad as what happened in that grand jury session.”

The Broadview Six case had been set for trial on May 26, but after the grand jury issues came to light, Boutros personally appeared in court to apologize and officially drop all charges.

“Chicago's top federal prosecutor on Thursday permanently dismissed the remaining charges against the 'Broadview Six' in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct by staff before a grand jury during Operation Midway Blitz”

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The Chicago Sun-Times reported that with Thursday’s dismissals, 24 of the 33 people charged in connection with the campaign with federal crimes not related to immigration have been acquitted, while four more reached settlements to have their cases ultimately dismissed and two people pleaded guilty.

The same report said attorneys for the former defendants are expected to file a motion seeking to recoup legal fees and other expenses, arguing the prosecution was in bad faith.

Democracy Now! quoted attorney Chris Parente saying, “This DOJ has completely corrupted the grand jury process,” and it described Perry’s suggestion that Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg committed prosecutorial misconduct and that the U.S. Attorney’s Office made an effort to cover it up.