Charges dropped against LA man who distributed face shields during anti-ICE protest

The Brief

  • Federal charges have been dropped against Alejandro Orellana was arrested for handing out face shields during an anti-ICE protest in downtown LA.
  • He was indicted in June by a federal grand jury on felony charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting civil disorder.

LOS ANGELES Federal charges have been dropped against an East Los Angeles man accused of handing out protective face shields to protesters during an anti-ICE demonstration last month.

What we know:

Alejandro Orellana, 29, a member of the Boyle Heights-based community organization Centro CSO, was indicted in June by a federal grand jury on felony charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting civil disorder, court records show.

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