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Mar 29, 2026 Nine activists convicted on terrorism charges were sentenced following a Texas trial stemming from a 2025 ICE protest, prompting warnings about a chilling effect on dissent Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Legal experts warned the convictions set a dangerous precedent for labeling leftist protest activity as domestic terrorism absent organizational evidence.
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- Nine activists convicted on terrorism charges in Texas ICE protest case — Nine activists were convicted in Texas federal court on terrorism and related charges stemming from a March 2025 protest outside an ICE facility near Fort Worth. Eight were convicted of riot, explosives, and material support to terrorists; one (Benjamin Song) was convicted of attempted murder after shooting a police officer; a ninth was convicted for moving zines days after the protest. The Trump administration framed the verdict as vindication of its campaign against "antifa," though legal experts and the trial judge noted the charges had no organizational nexus and the terrorism label was legally irrelevant to the convictions.
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Week 63 – 2026-03-28–2026-04-03
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Mar 29, 2026 Sen. Ron Johnson publicly alleged Democrats conspired to get ICE protesters killed to create political "martyrs" Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
A sitting senator broadcast an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory blaming political opponents for deaths caused by federal agents, degrading factual discourse around use-of-force incidents.
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- Sen. Ron Johnson claimed Democrats conspired to get ICE protesters killed for political leverage. — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) alleged on Fox News that Democrats engaged in a conspiracy to cause deaths among ICE protesters for political advantage, claiming they "trained activists to obstruct justice, encouraged them to put themselves in harm's way" to create "martyrs" and justify defunding law enforcement. The statement followed fatal shootings of two American citizens by federal agents in January during immigration enforcement operations.
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Week 63 – 2026-03-28–2026-04-03
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