Protesters sentenced to decades in US prison over alleged antifa ties
Key takeaways
- Civil liberties advocates have expressed alarm over the case involving a protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center.
- On Tuesday, Benjamin Song, the Marine reservist, was sentenced to 100 years in prison, the maximum punishment, for opening fire during a July 4 demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas.
- Seven other defendants received prison terms ranging from 30 to 70 years.
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Civil liberties advocates have expressed alarm over the case involving a protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Protesters display signs in support of the defendants accused of antifa ties outside a federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 23 [Kendria La Fleur/AP Photo]By The Associated Press Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026A former United States Marine reservist and seven others were sentenced to decades in prison over a shooting last year that wounded a police officer during a demonstration at a Texas immigration detention centre.
On Tuesday, Benjamin Song, the Marine reservist, was sentenced to 100 years in prison, the maximum punishment, for opening fire during a July 4 demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas.