• Federal Agents Arrest Another Person in Prairieland Case, Bringing Total Number of Defendants to 18

    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…

  • Prairieland Defendants Arraigned in Fort Worth Federal Court

    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…

  • Prairieland Defendants To Be Arraigned in Fort Worth Federal Court on Monday and Tuesday

    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…

  • Statement on Release of Dario Sanchez – September 9, 2025

    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…

  • Another Person Arrested in Connection to Prairieland ICE Detention Center Protest on July 4

    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…

  • Public Statement – August 13, 2025

    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,…

  • Support Committee Denounces Abuse of Prairieland Defendants

    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…

  • Prairieland Defendants Support Group Releases Statement and Begins Fundraiser

    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…