Leader of group that attacked Texas ICE facility hit with 100-year sentence
Benjamin Song, identified as the group's leader, was handed the lengthiest sentence. The others were handed decades-long punishments.
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Benjamin Song, identified as the group's leader, was handed the lengthiest sentence. The others were handed decades-long punishments.
"It's like the Department of Justice has swatted a fly with a drone."
Nine defendants were on trial on charges related to the July 4 attack on the Prairieland ICE detention center in North Texas.
Deliberations are set to begin Thursday in the Prairieland case.
Nine men and women are on trial, facing a variety of federal charges, accused of being part of a "North Texas antifa cell."
Nine men and women are on trial, facing a variety of federal charges, accused of being part of a "North Texas antifa cell."
Federal prosecutors alleged North Texas "antifa cell" operatives plotted to target law enforcement officers with gunfire and explosives at the Prairieland ICE detention facility in Alvarado.
A federal grand jury indicted nine alleged "North Texas antifa cell" operatives with offenses ranging from rioting to attempted murder related to the July 4 attack on an ICE detention center in Alvarado.
Protests have also been planned in the DFW area this weekend.
The Justice Department charged two North Texas men with terrorism, accusing them of organizing an antifa-linked July 4 attack on an Alvarado ICE facility.
Legal experts say Trump lacks authority to designate domestic terrorist organizations, but the planned move could still affect some law enforcement approaches.
President Trump late Wednesday called for investigations into alleged funders of antifa.
