Eight people have received long prison sentences following an incident in July 2025 at a federal immigration detention center in Texas.

在 2025 年 7 月德州一家聯邦移民拘留中心發生事件後，有 8 人被判處長期監禁。

The court case focuses on an event that took place on July 4, 2025, at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas. According to government evidence, a group set off fireworks, damaged security equipment, and destroyed federal vehicles. The situation became more violent when Alvarado Police Lt. Thomas Gross was shot. Benjamin Hanil Song, who prosecutors described as the leader of a "North Texas Antifa cell," was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 100 years in prison. Song claimed that he only fired his weapon to protect other protesters.

此法庭案件聚焦於 2025 年 7 月 4 日在德州 Alvarado 的 Prairieland 拘留設施發生的事件。根據政府證據，一群人燃放煙火、損壞保安設備並毀壞聯邦車輛。在 Alvarado 警局的 Thomas Gross 副警長中彈後，情況變得更加暴力。被檢察官描述為「北德州 Antifa 細胞」領導者的 Benjamin Hanil Song 被裁定謀殺未遂，被判處 100 年監禁。Song 聲稱他開槍僅是為了保護其他抗議者。

Furthermore, the Department of Justice used a specific executive order to apply terrorism charges to the group. Under this legal framework, "Antifa" is now classified as a domestic terrorist organization. As a result, the defendants were convicted of providing material support to terrorists. These charges included activities such as distributing anarchist magazines and wearing "black bloc" clothing. For example, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada received 30 years for transporting literature, while Savanna Batten and Elizabeth Soto received 50 years, even though reports suggest they left the scene before the shooting occurred.

此外，司法部利用一項特定的行政命令，將恐怖主義指控適用於該團體。在此法律框架下，「Antifa」現被歸類為國內恐怖組織。因此，被告被裁定向恐怖分子提供物質支持。這些指控包括分發無政府主義雜誌以及穿著「黑色方陣」服裝。例如，Daniel Sanchez-Estrada 因運送文獻被判 30 年，而 Savanna Batten 和 Elizabeth Soto 儘管報告指出她們在槍擊發生前已離開現場，仍被判處 50 年。

Government and political leaders are deeply divided over these verdicts. The Trump administration, including Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, emphasized that these sentences are necessary to stop domestic terrorist networks. On the other hand, Representative Rashida Tlaib and civil rights advocates called the sentencing a "travesty." They argued that the government is unfairly punishing people for their political beliefs and associations. This legal approach seems to be expanding, as 15 people in Minnesota were also recently charged for interfering with Department of Homeland Security operations.

政府與政治領袖對這些判決深有分歧。川普政府，包括代理總檢察長 Todd Blanche 和 FBI 局長 Kash Patel，強調這些刑期對於阻止國內恐怖分子網絡至關重要。另一方面，眾議院議員 Rashida Tlaib 和民權倡導者則稱此判刑為一場「鬧劇」。他們認為政府在不公平地懲罰人們的政治信仰與關聯。這種法律手段似乎正在擴大，因為明尼蘇達州最近也有 15 人被指控干擾國土安全部的運作。

The Texas cases set a legal example for using domestic terrorism charges against activists, and more sentencing dates are scheduled for July 1.

德州這些案件為利用國內恐怖主義指控對付活動分子樹立了法律先例，更多判刑日期定於 7 月 1 日。