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In March, demonstrators outside the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, showed support for defendants in the Prairieland cases. They held a sign saying "This is a show trial."

Melissa Gira Grant

The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency

A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news, not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.