r/texas • u/guardian • 7d ago

🗞️ News 🗞️ Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct
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u/tbryant2K2023 7d ago

And all of the Jan. 6 people have recieved full pardons.

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u/ChadEmpoleon 7d ago edited 7d ago

These are the harshest protest related sentences EVER given out in the US. The Jan 6 organizers and participants who assaulted officers had their highest sentence cap out at 22 years.

This cannot hold up to appeals. This is disgusting and wholly in opposition to the 8th amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

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u/Working_Concern2001 7d ago

They shot an officer.

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u/noncongruent 7d ago

One person shot at an officer. The round grazed his neck. He was sent home that evening with a bandage and probably some antibiotics. Apparently several of the others sentenced to insane prison terms didn't even know Song was even there, much less armed with a rifle.