8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison
Eight defendants received 30- to 100-year terms after a July 4 ambush that wounded a police officer, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, District Judge Reed sentenced Benjamin Song to 100 years in prison for shooting and wounding a police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, last July 4.
- Seven other protesters received prison terms ranging from 30 to 70 years, with prosecutors alleging they are members of a group the Trump administration designated a domestic terrorist organization.
- One defendant, Daniel Sanchez Estrada, received a 30-year sentence Tuesday for conspiracy to conceal documents, though defendants maintain they attended only to support immigrants inside the detention center.
- Representing Song, attorney Philip Hayes called the group young adults with a "really big heart" and announced plans to appeal, while District Judge Reed characterized the actions as an "assault on democracy."
- Critics warn the case could have wide-reaching impact on protests, arguing that organizations operating within the U.S. should be protected by First Amendment free-speech rights.
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Alleged antifa members get decades in prison over violent ICE protest
Eight people got prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years for their roles in a protest that turned violent outside an immigration detention center last summer. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/23/alleged-antifa-members-texas-get-maximum-sentences-ice-protest/ Author : Molly Hennessy-Fiske Publish date : 2026-06-23 22:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The indictment accused the alleged Antifa members of a "terrorist attack" on the establishment of the immigration agency ICE near Dallas. The highest single sentence of 100 years imprisonment was due to the leader for attempted murder.
Antifa cell leader sentenced to 100 years for attack on Texas ICE facility
A Texas man described by prosecutors as the leader of an Antifa cell has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the attack on an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, in which a police officer was shot in the neck. Seven other defendants were also sentenced to decades in prison. Benjamin Hanil Song was convicted of attempted murder and other charges in the July 4, 2025, attack at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, about…
Judge Sentences Antifa Terrorist to 100 Years in Prison for Shooting an ICE Officer
A federal judge sentenced Benjamin Song to 100 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a July 4, 2025, attack outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, where a police officer was shot in the neck. Federal prosecutors described the incident as a coordinated attack designed to...
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