After federal authorities arrested nine individuals in Spokane on Tuesday, some local officials rushed to call it politically motivated – an attempt to silence dissent against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda – but the county sheriff says some actions have consequences.

Federal agents on Tuesday arrested and searched the homes of multiple people who took part in a June 11 mass protest against immigration enforcement in Spokane.

Stuckart, Hatfield, Lang, Silva and others surrounded and blocked a transport van which Spokane police officers had placed patrol cars in front of and behind, according to the indictment. Ramirez is accused of using a boxcutter to slash the tires of the van.