They Shut Down An Airport To Stop Illegal Immigrants From Being Deported. They Will Face No Immediate Jail Time.

A group of activists who shut down the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom in 2017 will not face immediate jail time.

Known as the Stansted 15, the protesters broke into the airport by cutting through a fence, chained themselves together under a plane, and prevented the plane from taking off. Despite breaking the law by breaking into the airport and causing it to shut down for an hour, with planes diverted to other locations, the group has been spared jail time.