Community fundraising dinner again this Wednesday!

Dario's trial has been delayed again! The Johnson County DA hasn't responded to his attorney's brief to quash his indictment, and is behind on preparing for trial. His trial is now set for June 22nd. Incompetence is no excuse, drop the charges!

Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto—were convicted of numerous federal charges, including riot, material […]

Journalist and NLG member, Kris Hermes, talks about how there may have been jury tampering during the Prairieland Defendants case.
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Dario's trial has been delayed again! The Johnson County DA hasn't responded to his attorney's brief to quash his indictment, and is behind on preparing for trial. His trial is now set for June 22nd. Incompetence is no excuse, drop the charges!

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404 三 FBI Extracts Suspect's Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database

The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device's push notification database, multiple people present for FBI testimony in a recent trial told 404 Media. The case involved a group of people setting off fireworks and vandalizing property at the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas in July, and one shooting a police officer in the neck.

"The case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization."

The guilty verdict on federal terrorism charges for activists protesting ICE at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, marks a dangerous win for Trump and the CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT. In the trial, prosecutors advanced the baseless claim that “antifa” is a terrorist organization!

excellent and detailed article detailing the flimsy and prejudicial foundations of the case against the Prairieland defendants!

it highlights issues that have been underreported by people covering the case - including juror coercion!!

please read and share.

In light of the jury room uproar and other troubling parts of this case, on Friday, March 27 defense lawyers filed post-verdict motions for judgments of acquittal and a new trial.

Read the full story here:
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Toward the end of jury selection in mid-February, when it appeared that a jury would be empaneled which was critical of the Trump administration and its immigration enforcement practices, Judge Pittman declared a mistrial.

And weeks before trial, Judge Pittman declared that the trial would be held in a courtroom that could only accommodate a few dozen people & that there would be no livestream broadcast or overflow space made available, despite widespread public interest in the Prairieland case.

The scuffle in the jury room was just one more questionable element of this already abnormal case. Early on, multiple defense lawyers were sanctioned for filing routine pretrial motions, a favorite tactic of Trump-appointed US District Court Judge Mark Pittman.

The uproar occurred about an hour before the jury reached its verdict, according to Lowrey. As she and her mother entered the courtroom for the reading, she said the room was “packed with police officers and U.S. Marshals and the atmosphere was much more hostile than it had ever been before.”

Lowrey said everyone in the area could hear the ruckus, and while she couldn’t hear exactly what was being said, she did hear several people yelling. The loud uproar went on for about a minute and a half and was so noteworthy that she recalled commenting with others about it.

On the day of the verdict, March 13, shortly after the jury returned from lunch, a “loud uproar” could be heard coming from the jury room at approximately 1:00 p.m., according to Amber Lowrey, the sister of Prairieland defendant Savanna Batten.

Nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. But a disturbance in the jury room, so loud it spilled out into the hallway, has defense lawyers worried about the fairness of the deliberations.

Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hi...

New: Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case?

Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial.

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~NEW EPISODE ~

How the Trial of Anti-ICE Protesters Turned Activism Into Terrorism

We talk with the @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social about the federal case and trial of the Prairieland Nine.

🎙️: bit.ly/4srK2ii

New @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social article by @philmandelbaum.bsky.social on the Prairieland defendants: COMING SOON

Based on conversations with @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social

~NEW EPISODE ~

How the Trial of Anti-ICE Protesters Turned Activism Into Terrorism

We talk with the @dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social about the federal case and trial of the Prairieland Nine.

🎙️: bit.ly/4srK2ii

Support the Prairieland Defendants | DFW Support Committee The future of political freedom in America is on trial in North Texas. Learn about the case and why it matters for anyone who cares about civil liberties.

For a start you need to get informed abt Prairieland. People making noise outside an ICE detention center hit with "ant!fa" terrorism charges. This is intended to have a cooling effect. If you can't care about this I don't expect you got what it takes to really resist
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Today is as good a day as any for everyone to learn about Prairieland.

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Per "Defending Rights & Dissent" org: The guilty verdict on federal terrorism charges for activists protesting ICE at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, marks a dangerous win for Trump and the criminalization of dissent.

FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database The case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization.

The Prairieland ICE detention center case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after Trump designated the umbrella term a domestic terrorist organization in September. Supporters of the more than a dozen defendants say the case is political repression.

The Prairieland ICE detention center case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged “Antifa” activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a domestic terrorist organization in September.

The Prairieland Verdict: What It Means and What You Need to Know About It YouTube video by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live!

Millennials Are( @makcapitalism.bsky.social )Killing Capitalism Live! "The Prairieland Verdict: What It Means and What You Need to Know About It" Jared( @jaybeware.bsky.social )Ware #makcapitalism www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYtN...

“The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone even after the app was deleted because copies of the content were saved in the device’s push notification database”

Check Signal notification settings on iPhones:
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~NEW EPISODE~

In our latest (dropping for everyone tomorrow), we talk with the DFW Support Committee about the Prairieland trial and how the federal government is trying to turn activists into terrorists.

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The Dangerous Precedent of the Prairieland “Antifa” Trial

Hear from lawyers, press freedom experts, and activists on the First Amendment implications of the Prairieland terror convictions -- including a defendant from the trial!

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL0...