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Sam Levine in New York

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

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Prairieland detention center in Alvarado, Texas. Photograph: Alamy

A group of protesters in Texas was found guilty of providing support for terrorism and other charges on Friday in a closely watched case in which prosecutors alleged anti-ICE activists were actually part of an antifa cell.

The case was seen as a major test of the first amendment and whether the government could use a broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters. It marked the first time the government alleged individuals were part of an antifa terrorist cell in a criminal prosecution.

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