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  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Texas Defendants With “Providing Material Support to Terrorist”

    Reproduced below is an October 25, 2025 article published on We Will Free Us, authored by Sabr Qalam. It has been edited for some typographic errors. “For the first time ever, the FBI has arrested anarchist violent extremists and charged Antifa-aligned individuals with material support to terrorism.” – FBI Director, Kash Patel On October 16th, federal prosecutors secured a grand jury indictment against two people from North Texas that they allege helped orchestrate an attack at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas. The indictment claims that both people are supposedly members of an “Antifa cell” that planned and executed…

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  • From “In Contempt”: October updates on the Prairieland case

    Reproduced below is a section from the October 18, 2025 publication of In Contempt, which is a now defunct monthly report on prison rebels, State repression, and news from an abolitionist perspective. The Prairieland case is a political protest case wherein the defendants are facing extreme repression. Following the U.S. federal government’s designation of “Antifa” as a domestic terrorist organization, the September 22, 2025 White House press release titled “President Trump Isn’t Backing Down from Crushing Radical Left Violence“ lists the Prairieland case as its first example of Antifa “terrorizing” communities. The label of Antifa is not simply a condemning…

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  • NLG Stands with Anti-ICE Dissent, Calls for Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants

    Reproduced below is a statement of support for the Prairieland Defendants issued by the National Lawyers Guild, which describes itself as the oldest and largest progressive bar association in the United States. It was published on October 17, 2025. Yesterday, a new indictment was revealed in North Texas that uses Trump’s new directive to go after “antifa” to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants. This is the first instance where the Trump Administration has framed “antifa” as a terrorist group in a criminal case. The National Lawyers Guild stands with anti-ICE dissent and calls for solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants. We cannot…

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  • The National Lawyers Guild Stands in Support of the Prairieland Defendants Facing Unchecked Federal Repression

    Reproduced below is a statement of support for the Prairieland Defendants issued by the National Lawyers Guild, which describes itself as the oldest and largest progressive bar association in the United States. It was published on August 7, 2025 and has been edited for some typographical errors. From the Dallas-Fort Worth NLG Chapter: On July 4th, a noise demonstration took place outside of the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. What was a typical pro-immigrant protest has turned into a massive federal investigation, with 16 defendants now facing criminal charges. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of…

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  • From “In Contempt”: DFW Support Committee on Resisting Repression

    Reproduced below is a section from the September 3, 2025 publication of In Contempt, which is a monthly report on prison rebels, State repression, and news from an abolitionist perspective. It has been edited for some typographical errors. Feature: Interview with Dallas Fort Worth Support Committee on Pushing Back Against Repression We reported in last month’s column, a wave of repression has hit the DFW region of Texas, following a noise demo outside of an ICE facility in July. As a recent statement from the DFW chapter of the National Lawyers Guild wrote about the case: On July 4th, a…

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  • From “In Contempt”: Repression Against Anti-ICE Protesters Ramps Up

    Reproduced below is a section from the August 7, 2025 publication of In Contempt, which is a monthly report on prison rebels, State repression, and news from an abolitionist perspective. Arrests Following Anti-ICE Protests in Texas Lead to Targeted State Repression From the DFW Support Committee: On the night of July 4th, local police arrested 10 people outside the ICE Prairieland detention facility in Alvarado, Texas after a noise demonstration in solidarity with those being kidnapped and detained by the Trump administration. Since then, 6 more people have been arrested in connection with the case.  We don’t know all of…

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