Texas anti-ICE protest verdict tests anti-terror laws and protest rights
TL;DR
Nine Texas anti-ICE protesters were convicted on most charges in a case prosecutors framed as an antifa terror cell, testing the reach of anti-terrorism statutes and First Amendment rights; several defendants were acquitted on attempted murder and firearms counts, while Song was acquitted on two attempted murder counts but convicted on one and on firearms charges; the defense argued peaceful protest and self-defense, while prosecutors portrayed a coordinated ambush at a Prairieland detention center, a case that sparked debate over labeling protesters as terrorists and the scope of anti-terror laws.
- Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas The Guardian
- Jury finds defendants guilty of terrorism-related charges in attack on Prairieland ICE detention center CBS News
- Texas jury convicts protesters charged with plotting ‘antifa’ attack The Washington Post
- Jury delivers verdict in Prairieland ICE detention center shooting trial NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- 8 people convicted over shooting at a Texas immigration detention center NBC News
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