A pro-life activist whose 2022 arrest by the FBI under the Biden administration drew national headlines has reached a seven-figure settlement after suing the
Justice Department over his arrest and prosecution.
Mark Houck filed a lawsuit against the department in 2023 seeking restitution for what he called "a faulty investigation" and "excessive force" after a SWAT team of around 25 people
arrested him in front of his children at his home on Sept. 23, 2022, allegedly with guns drawn.
The shocking details of his arrest spurred criticism from conservatives that the Justice Department under then-President
Joe Biden was targeting pro-life activists.
After a three-year legal battle, 40 Days for Life President Shawn Carney announced April 9 that Houck had reached a settlement with the Department of Justice under President
Donald Trump and had been awarded more than $1 million.