This subseries consists of documents relating to the arrest and trial of Nicgorski and her co-defendants, and covers the period from January 1985 through July 1986. Although the documents include materials relating to all defendants, the bulk relates to Nicgorski and her specific defense. General legal documents include the grand jury indictment; the government's Bill of Particulars and Discovery Memorandum; the government's Motion in limino; the search warrant for the home of Wendy LeWin; and Judge Carroll's sentencings of the defendants. General planning documents include materials for a July 1985 defense planning meeting in Lake Tahoe, an August 1985 mock trial, jury selection, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Materials relating specifically to Nicgorski's defense include lists of potential witnesses and witness interviews, an interview of Nicgorski herself, the opening trial statement, and post-conviction sentencing memorandum, all prepared by Michael Altman, her defense counsel, as well as documents provided by the School Sisters of St. Francis. Additional materials relating to Nicgorski alone include permissions for her to travel while awaiting trial, plea offer correspondence prior to the opening of the trial, and post-conviction letters concerning her addressed to Judge Carroll for his consideration when determining her sentence. Materials by Nicgorski herself include her statements to attorneys and the other defendants and her public statements during the trial. The records also include supplementary materials used in the preparation of the defense. These materials include statements by representatives of both the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the American Civil Liberties Union on the Sanctuary movement and United States immigration policy, Nicgorski's report on Guatemalan refugees in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and her affidavits on behalf of Nicaraguan seeking political asylum in the United States. More intimate materials include the lyrics to Woody Guthrie's "Deportees", sung by Sister Judy Connolly before going into court, and a note to Nicgorski from one of the trial jurors, written during the trial, but delivered after sentencing.