War veterans, legal experts and community supporters are outraged that a former army sergeant, 35-year-old Bajun Mavalwalla II was arrested in the early hours of July 15, 2025, over a month after he participated in a protest at the Homeland Security office in Spokane, Washington State on June 11. According to the activist group 50501 Movement (50 protests, 50 states, one movement against US President Donald Trump’s policies), the veteran’s arrest sends a message that "if you speak up, if you dissent, if you challenge injustice, the government will come for you.”
Mavalwalla II who was reportedly injured by a rubber......