Judge Restricts Ian Davis Austin’s Travel to 2 States, Suspends Gun Access
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Judge Restricts Ian Davis Austin’s Travel to 2 States, Suspends Gun Access
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Summary
A federal judge put ICE protester and Army veteran Ian Davis Austin on probation, limiting him to Pennsylvania and Minnesota, ordering a mental health assessment and cutting off firearm access.
Prosecutors won the tighter conditions after arguing Austin’s pending Newark disorderly conduct case showed a public-safety risk, citing body-camera snippets from Memorial Day weekend clashes near Delaney Hall.
Austin’s lawyer said the restrictions punish protected protest activity before any conviction, while Austin said the order effectively halts his plans to join demonstrations around the country.
Austin is also among 39 defendants charged under the FACE Act over a January protest that disrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul during resistance to immigration raids.
The case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on anti-ICE protesters, with supporters also criticizing the court-ordered mental health review as stigmatizing Austin’s PTSD treatment.