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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…
We are aggrieved to report that the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested another member of the Dallas-Fort Worth community in relation to the July 4th Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest, bringing the total number of defendants in the case to seventeen. This person, Susan Kent, was also a member of the DFW Support Committee, the defense committee for the Prairieland Defendants. Like the rest of the defendants, their bond amount is set to an absurd and prohibitive $10 million dollars. We denounce this escalation by the state in its desperate attempts to criminalize people showing solidarity with those being…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14th, 2025 Contact: DFW Support Committeeemail: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Support Committee Denounces Abuse of Prairieland Defendants Dallas-Forth Worth, Texas — A week after the arrest of 10 protestors at a demonstration at Prairieland ICE Detention Center and the subsequent arrest of the spouse of an arrestee, Johnson County Jail is obstructing the defendants’ access to legal representation and retaliating against them for exercising their 5th and 6th amendment rights pursuant to the U.S. Constitution. These constitutional violations have occurred in conjunction with a far-reaching investigation that has included numerous instances of excessive force and intimidation by various police agencies,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10th, 2025 Contact: DFW Support Committeeemail: dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com Prairieland Defendants Support Group Releases Statement and Begins Fundraiser Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — Today, members of the DFW Support Committee, a group supporting the 11 Prairieland Detention Center arrestees, released a public statement and legal support fundraiser. On July 4th, a group of people protested against the kidnappings and renditions of ICE at the Prairieland Detention Center. By the next day, 10 people were arrested and their loved ones and friends were scrambling to locate them and find out what had happened to them. On July 6th, the spouse…