A federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, has given long prison sentences to nine people convicted of various crimes. These charges are related to a protest that took place on July 4, 2025, at the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

德州 Fort Worth 的聯邦法院已對九名被指控犯有各項罪行的人處以長期監禁。這些指控與 2025 年 7 月 4 日在 Prairieland 移民及海關執法局 (ICE) 設施發生的抗議活動有關。

The court sentenced Benjamin Song, a former Marine Corps reservist, to 100 years in prison. He was convicted of attempting to murder a police officer, using explosives, and providing support to terrorists. Seven other defendants received sentences between 30 and 70 years. For example, Maricela Rueda received 70 years, while five others received 50 years each. Daniel Sanchez-Estrada, who was not at the protest, was sentenced to 30 years for hiding official records.

法院判處前海軍陸戰隊預備役 Benjamin Song 監禁 100 年。他被判定企圖謀殺警察、使用爆炸物以及向恐怖分子提供支援。另外七名被告被判處 30 至 70 年不等的刑期。例如，Maricela Rueda 被判 70 年，而另外五人則各被判 50 年。Daniel Sanchez-Estrada 雖然未參與抗議，但因隱匿官方記錄而被判 30 年。

The event began as a noise protest using fireworks, but it quickly turned into the destruction of government property. During the chaos, a police officer was wounded by a gunshot. While the defense argued that the shooting was a reaction to a threat, the prosecution emphasized that the attack was planned in advance. The government claimed the defendants were part of a 'North Texas antifa cell,' following an executive order by the Trump administration to treat 'antifa' as a criminal group.

該事件始於使用煙火的噪音抗議，但迅速演變成破壞政府財產。在混亂中，一名警察被槍擊受傷。雖然辯方主張槍擊是對威脅的反應，但控方強調此次襲擊是預先計劃的。政府聲稱被告是「北德州 antifa 小組」的一部分，這是遵循川普政府將「antifa」視為犯罪組織的行政命令。

Legal experts have pointed out that these sentences are unusually harsh. The court decided that the prisoners must serve their sentences one after another rather than at the same time. Consequently, these penalties are longer than those given in the January 6 Capitol cases. Furthermore, some analysts argue that charging activists as terrorists for reading political books may violate the right to free speech under the First Amendment.

法律專家指出，這些判決異常嚴厲。法院決定囚犯必須連續執行刑期，而非合併執行。因此，這些懲罰比 1 月 6 日國會山莊案件的刑期更長。此外，一些分析師認為，僅因閱讀政治書籍就將活動人士指控為恐怖分子，可能違反憲法第一修正案保障的言論自由。

The defendants plan to appeal their convictions and sentences, while the Department of Justice continues its efforts to stop decentralized far-left groups.

被告計劃對其定罪和判決提出上訴，而司法部則繼續努力阻止去中心化的極左翼團體。