Texas anti-ICE protesters given at least 50-year terrorism sentences
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday sentenced eight Prairieland anti-ICE protesters convicted on terrorism charges to prison terms of at least 50 years, with Benjamin "Champagne" Song receiving 100 years. Prosecutors tied the July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE detention center to a purported North Texas antifa cell and secured convictions for providing material support to terrorists after weeks of testimony and cooperating-witness evidence. Legal observers and activists say the unprecedented multi-decade terrorism sentences convert protest-related conduct into federal counterterrorism penalties and could set a national precedent under the Trump administration’s crackdown on dissent.
the best chance the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters have is that we keep their names and their case on our lips as we eventually move to a post-Trump era, that we fight for their pardon as an essential part of departing from fascism.
Margaret Killjoy293You can tell if a movement is serious by whether or not it abandons its prisoners, especially the "messy" ones. If Trump-era political prisoners are not released after he is removed from office, then the specter of Trump will not be gone.
Blackcap22And it’s gonna take pressure. Everything I know about the Democratic Party indicates as strong proclivity on their part to throw the Prairieland anti-ICE activists under the bus.
Velvet Hydrangea11A pardon accepts guilt & sets precedent. We need their convictions overturned.
stiffelman.bsky.social7O’Connor is a certifiable nutjob and fascist bigot. Most of his wackiest rulings have routinely been reversed on appeal. But even in light of his previous crusades, this defies belief.
Chrislovesdogs3People get much shorter sentences than those for first-degree murder.
scornedonce.bsky.social2It must be a part of every candidates day one platform.
This is insane. Most of the defendants engaged in nothing more than vandalism. PS. “Antifa” is not an organization but you knew that already. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin57I’m honestly speechless. The heaviest sentence went to a man who shot an agent in the shoulder. Meanwhile, the killers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti walk free.
Jenny430 years for moving zines. Thirty years. Wasn't even at the protest. Brought to you by the same state that just gave a child molester 60 days after years of alleged abuse of an elementary school child.
Patricia4Shocking. Yet the January 6 vandals go free and may be paid millions for their vandalism.
chonkdog.bsky.social3I couldn’t imagine going to jail for 50 years for “being Antifa” while these pedophiles run free and commit acts of corruption daily. At some point people have to start standing up for themselves against these dirty fucking cops and this MAGA bullshit. Might as well get your licks in first.
Kat💙2Really? But the J6’ers got their charges dismissed? GTFOH.
