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Prairieland brings war on terror home

Protesters at ICE's Prairieland facility recieved far harsher sentences than anyone from Jan. 6's violent mob

Salon

Alarm over ‘extreme’ sentences for anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism

First amendment groups call 50-to-100-year prison terms chilling as legal experts say sentences unusually long

The Guardian - US

‘What kind of people are not against fascism?’: Prarieland Anti-ICE riot defendants sentenced to 450 years, which DOJ marks as first against Antifa

The defendants argue that they aren’t part of Antifa.

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Texas ICE Facility Shooting Ringleader Hit With 100-Year Sentence After Officer Was Shot in the Neck

Benjamin Song, identified as the leader of a violent attack on a Texas detention centre, received a 100-year sentence. The incident involved shooting a police officer.

International Business Times UK

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

A former Marine reservist and seven others received lengthy prison sentences, some up to 100 years, for a shooting that injured a police officer during a Texas protest. Prosecutors labeled the incident terrorism, linking the group to antifa, a claim defense attorneys deny. Families expressed outrage over the severe penalties,…

The Economic Times

Trump DOJ’s first-ever Antifa case sees judge ‘send a message’ with 100-year sentence in ICE shooting

Critics fear prosecution of nearly two dozen people serves as ‘template’ to go after antifascist protesters

The Independent UK

How the Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance

Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. “This can happen to you, and if they can do it to you, they will.”

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8 convicted in ICE facility shooting in first terrorism case linked to antifa

Lawyers for the accused say they were not antifa members and had instead organized a “noise demonstration”

The Independent UK

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

Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters

The Guardian - US

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration’s domestic terror claims

Jurors hear how 4 July protest outside ICE turned violent, sparking rare federal case against leftwing demonstrators

The Guardian - US

Trial begins for group accused of antifa links in shooting at Texas immigration detention center

Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent campaign” to influence U.S. policy

The Independent UK

The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas

As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

Texas Observer

Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism

DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say case is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters

The Guardian - US

Who Is Benjamin Song? Why Did Texas Issue A Blue Alert Because Of Him?

A coordinated attack at a Texas detention centre involves a military-trained suspect, prompting a nationwide manhunt and a Blue Alert.

International Business Times UK

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