Daniel Sanchez-Estrada was given 30 years in a case critics say is chilling free speech
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Daniel Sanchez-Estrada was given 30 years in a case critics say is chilling free speech
Published
July 20, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
A sign that reads FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS is taped to a post outside of the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Two judges sentenced seven defendants in the Prairieland Detention Center protest. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)
The sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out.
Anti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms — including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era.
Daniel Sanchez Estrada’s 30-year sentence for moving a box of pamphlets is likely just the start for criminalizing possession of…
Protesters at ICE's Prairieland facility recieved far harsher sentences than anyone from Jan. 6's violent mob
One defendent fired a shot during the protest, but another wasn't even there that day.
Benjamin Song, who fired a gun at an officer during the July 4 incident at Prairieland Detention Center, was sentenced to a…
