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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison
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supersquirrel sopuli.xyz supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Savanna Batten, Elizabeth Soto and Meagan Morris were sentenced to 50 years in prison. Maricela Rueda, another demonstrator, was sentenced to 70 years in prison. Benjamin Song, who fired the gun at the police officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison.

The sentences handed down on Tuesday were unusually long, said Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor who served as the US attorney for the eastern district of Michigan during the Biden administration.

“Most often, judges will sentence defendants for separate counts concurrently. Here, it appears that the judge stacked the sentences for each count consecutively. I would have expected lengthy sentences here, more in the ballpark at 15 to 25 years, but nothing like 50 to 100 years,” she wrote in an email.

The punishment for the protesters exceeds the lengthiest prison sentences given out for the attack on the Capitol on January 6. Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys who was convicted of seditious conspiracy, was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

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supersquirrel sopuli.xyz supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-12-09
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Texas has passed over the Event Horizon of fascism.

Also see related article https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prairieland-antifa-activists-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-on-terrorism-charges

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therealdries lemmy.dbzer0.com therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-04-22
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Texas should be nuked from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.

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Jiral lemmy.world Jiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
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How long until they camps are filling up with such "terrorists"?

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lurch (he/him) sh.itjust.works lurch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-04
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How long until they camps are filling up with such "terrorists"?

Historically (eg. in Nazi-Germany), they usually never completely fill up, because they kill the inmates or extend the camps.

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