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Defense Motion to Quash Will Be Heard on Thursday, January 22 in Johnson County District Court CLEBURNE, TX – A pretrial hearing will take place on January 22 for one of the defendants in the Prairieland case, which involves 19 people criminally charged in connection with a July 4, 2025 solidarity demonstration outside the Prairieland immigration detention center in Alvarado, Texas. The 413th District Court of Johnson County will hear a motion to quash the state indictment against Dario Sanchez. Sanchez, the sole defendant currently released on bond, is facing state charges of hindering the prosecution of terrorism and tampering…
Federal Judge in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Fines Defense Attorneys Five Hundred Dollars Each After Filing Motion to Compel Discovery, Suggests Defendants Take Pleas FORT WORTH, TX — A federal judge in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center case fined three defense lawyers five hundred dollars each last week for a mistake in a routine motion to compel discovery. In a Show Cause hearing on January 14, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman, admonished lawyers for Prairieland defendant Zachary Evetts, calling the motion “frivolous.” In response to this and other actions taken by Judge Pittman in the Prairieland case,…
Lucy Fowlkes Arrested Yesterday and Charged with Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism in What Supporters Say is an Effort to Pressure Her to Cooperate With the State CLEBURNE, TX—Police arrested Lucy Fowlkes at her family home in Weatherford, TX, yesterday. They took her into custody at Johnson County Jail. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation accompanied local police during the arrest on Monday evening, though she was charged under state, not federal law. Johnson County prosecutors have charged Fowlkes with Hindering the Prosecution of Terrorism and have set bond at $5 million. Similar to Daniel Sanchez Estrada, Janette Goering, and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2025 CONTACT:DFW Support Committee dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Nine Defendants in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Plead Not Guilty in Federal Arraignments This Week Federal Jury Trials Are Scheduled to Start January 5 for Nine Defendants, As Sentencing Hearings Approach in March for Seven Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty Last Month DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Nine defendants in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case pleaded ‘not guilty’ today to federal charges, including riot, discharging a firearm, attempted murder, providing material support to terrorists, and conspiracy to conceal documents. A federal superseding indictment was filed in the Prairieland case…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2025 CONTACT: DFW Support Committee dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com dfwdefendants.wordpress.com Twelve More People Federally Charged in the July 4 Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest Case Majority of Defendants Expected to Enter ‘Not Guilty’ Pleas December 3, Refusing Early Plea Offer of Up To 15 Years in Prison DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Twelve people were federally charged late last week in connection with the immigrant solidarity demonstration at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center on July 4, 2025. The new indictment and charges, including rioting, attempted murder, and material support for terrorism, came as a majority of defendants are expected…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2025 Contact: DFW Support Committee Email: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Website: dfwdefendants.wordpress.com Federal Agents Arrest Another Person in Prairieland Case, Bringing Total Number of Defendants to 18 The Arrest Comes More Than Three Months After July 4 Immigrant Solidarity Protest and Less Than a Month After Felony Charges Were Brought Against Johnson County Sheriff Adam King, Who Is Directly Involved in the Prairieland Case DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — In an early morning raid yesterday, federal agents arrested another person in connection with a July 4 protest at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center. More than three months after the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2025 CONTACT: DFW Support Committee EMAIL: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Prairieland Defendants Arraigned in Fort Worth Federal Court Defendants Remain in Custody on up to $10 Million Bonds for Unindicted Charges DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Defendants arrested in connection with the widely-covered July 4th protest at the Prairieland Immigration Detention Center were arraigned on Monday and Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Fort Worth. The arraignments came after nearly three months without movement by the prosecution and marks an important milestone in one of the most significant protest-related legal cases at a time of rising public dissent against…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2025 CONTACT: DFW Support Committee EMAIL: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Prairieland Defendants To Be Arraigned in Fort Worth Federal Court on Monday and Tuesday Defendants Remain in Custody on up to $10 Million Bonds for Unindicted State Charges DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Defendants arrested in connection with the widely-covered July 4th protest at the Prairieland Immigration Detention Center will be arraigned on Monday and Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Fort Worth. The arraignments come after nearly three months without movement by the prosecution and marks an important milestone in one of the most significant protest-related legal cases…
We are very happy to announce Dario Sanchez has been released from custody! He was arrested on July 15, 2025, on an initial charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. With the support of his attorneys, his bail was reduced to a lower amount that his family was able to afford. However, Dario has been released home with extremely burdensome conditions, including a GPS ankle monitor and court supervision of all his internet and phone activity with limitations on what types of content he is allowed to access. Additionally, he is now the first defendant to be formally indicted.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2025 CONTACT: DFW Support Committee EMAIL: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Another Person Arrested in Connection to Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest on July 4, Bringing Total Number of Arrests to 17, Prompting a Public Statement from Supporters People Are Being Held on Bonds of Up to $15 Million, But Most People Currently in Custody Have No Formal Charges and No Legal Representation More Than a Month After the Incident DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Another person was arrested last week in connection with the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center protest on July 4, 2025, bringing the…