YM Masood, back center, paints a protest sign with another protester on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at a park on Chicago's South Side, ahead of March on DNC protests during the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, center, stands at Union Park in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, 20, a political science major, studies for the LSAT law school entrance exam Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he is a student. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
A woman paints a Palestinian flag on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at a park on Chicago's South Side, for March on DNC events in which protesters planned to pressure Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and others in her party to end aid to Israel and broker a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood stands in Union Park in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The 20-year-old college student and activist, who is Muslim and of Indian descent, wears traditional Middle Eastern keffiyeh scarves which belonged to his father and late uncle. "I have this duty to carry on … what (my uncle) stood for and bring new meaning to it," he says. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
A pro-Palestinian protester at the March on DNC holds a small poster that includes an image of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris with the words "Genocide is Fascism" on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Protesters want Vice President Harris to push harder for a cease-fire and to persuade President Biden to end aid to Israel. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, second from left, listens during a March on DNC planning meeting Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at the office of Chicago Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez, standing in the back doorway in red. The group talked about ways to stay safe and get legal help, if needed, at protests. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Police officers stand in a line after a March on DNC protest on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, on standby as they waited for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave Union Park after a two-mile protest march. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, front, left, a 20-year-old college student and activist, directs pro-Palestinian protesters at the March on DNC on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, serving as one of several volunteer marshals at the parade to help keep marchers organized and deescalate potential conflict. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, 20, right, stands next to a line of Chicago police officers during a March on DNC protest on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, as he serves as a volunteer marshal for several of the protests to help keep protesters organized and safe and deescalate potential conflict. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
A poster cutout of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris sits on the ground after a March on DNC protest on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Protesters, including March on DNC organizers, want the vice president to push harder for a cease-fire and to persuade President Biden to end aid to Israel. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
YM Masood, 20, attends the March on DNC protest on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Protest signs featuring prominent Democrats sit on the ground Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Union Park in Chicago, with protesters' demands included ending aid to Israel and helping the Palestinian people. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Chicago police use bicycles to make a rolling barrier along the March on DNC on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)