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In the Media

Working on your own story? Download the media kit, review the facts of the case, or read the support committee’s statement.

Additionally, listen to podcast interviews with the defendants and members of the support committee.

February 2026

The New York Times: 9 Accused of Antifa Ties After a Violent ICE Protest Face Trial in Texas

KERA: Officer injured in Prairieland ICE shooting testifies as government argues first ever ‘antifa’ case

This American Life: The Lawyer, The Judge and The Wardrobe

Jacobin: The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

Texas Observer: The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas

Raw Story: Trump antifa terror claim faces stern test in trial of ICE firework protesters

MS Now: Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.

The Intercept: Texas “Antifa Cell” Terror Trial Takes On Tough Questions About Guns at Protests Against ICE

January 2026

Unicorn Riot: Immigration Protester Faces Terrorism Charges, Deportation as Trial Approaches

KERA: 3 Prairieland shooting defense attorneys fined $500 each for ‘frivolous’ evidence motion

Truthout: Amid Trump’s War on Antifa, Activists Face Arrest for Zines and Group Chats

The New Republic: They Say They’re Protesters. The DOJ Says They’re Terrorists.

December 2025

The Guardian: Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism

The Intercept: “I’m Not Fleeing” — Alleged Antifa Cell Member Says He Was Accidentally Released From Jail

Unicorn Riot: The War on Terror Turns Left

November 2025

The Intercept: The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine

October 2025

Truthout: These Dallas Residents Are on the Front Lines of Trump’s War Against “Antifa”

The Intercept: “Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity

National Lawyers Guild: NLG Stands with Anti-ICE Dissent, Calls for Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants

We Will Free Us: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Texas Defendants With “Providing Material Support to Terrorist”

September 2025

The Barbed Wire: ‘None of It Makes Any Sense’: New Details in the July 4 ICE Attack Show Holes in Feds’ Case

KERA News: Protest or ‘ambush’? Woman arrested in Alvarado ICE facility shooting says it started peacefully

It’s Going Down: Interview with Dallas Fort Worth Support Committee on Pushing Back Against Repression

August 2025

Dallas NLG: The National Lawyers Guild Stands in Support of the Prairieland Defendants Facing Unchecked Federal Repression

It’s Going Down: Arrests Following Anti-ICE Protests in Texas Lead to Targeted State Repression