Eight sentenced to combined 450 years for violent anti-ICE protest in Texas
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Autumn Billings
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Eight individuals were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison for their involvement in a violent anti-ICE protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center on Independence Day. The defendants, labeled by prosecutors as part of an "Antifa Cell" and convicted of charges including rioting and attempted murder, received sentences from a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas. Critics argue the prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.
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· 3 pulledLast Independence Day, several protesters were arrested following a demonstration that turned violent outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center.
The defendants, whom federal prosecutors argued were part of an 'Antifa Cell' and provided 'material support to terrorists,' were convicted earlier this year on charges ranging from rioting to attempted murder.
The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.
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