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Distressed red-and-teal collage juxtaposing a Prairieland Detention Center facade and two hooded figures with a stack of activist zine covers, including "Taking the Offensive" and "The Do-It-Yourself Occupation Guide."

562 Years for Showing Up: The Prairieland Sentences and the War the State Is Waging Against the Left

Fifteen people connected to a July 4, 2025 protest at a Texas ICE detention center have been sentenced to a combined 562 years in federal prison — the longest sentence ever given to a group of political defendants. Autumn Hill, one of three trans defendants, gives her first jailhouse interview.

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August 4, 2026

Scene where ICE agents murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, taped off with crime scene tape.

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ICE Agents Kill an Innocent Man in Houston — And Nobody in Power Seems to Care

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old construction worker who had lived in the U.S. for 35 years, was shot dead by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Houston. He was not their intended target. DHS claims he 'weaponized his vehicle' — the same excuse used in at least four other immigration shooting deaths.

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July 10, 2026

Group of people holding hand-lettered signs supporting the Prairieland defendants outside a federal courthouse building in Fort Worth, Texas

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450 Years for Solidarity: The Prairieland Sentences That Expose America's Slide Into Authoritarianism

Eight people who attended a July 4 protest at the Prairieland ICE detention center have been sentenced to a combined 450 years in federal prison — the first successful use of terrorism charges against alleged antifa members in U.S. history.

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July 2, 2026