Appeals are coming in Prairieland “antifa” case
Appeals are coming in Prairieland “antifa” case
- Thu, Aug 27 2026 at 7:26 AM
Mark M–
Anti-ICE activists involved with a protest last July 4 outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas are facing a combined 560+ years in prison. They’re the very first convictions under NSPM-7, Donald Trump’s presidential directive targeting left-wing activists as likely domestic terrorists.
Some of the Prairieland defendants did little more than wear all-black clothing to the protest. One didn’t even attend the protest and got 30 years for merely moving a box of leftist zines.
But this fight isn’t over. Several Prairieland defendants are appealing their convictions, and The Intercept is using state open records laws to uncover every bit of potentially relevant evidence that wasn’t presented to the jury in the first trial.
However, local authorities are giving us the runaround, refusing to comply with our open records requests — and we’re racking up thousands in legal bills to get to the truth.
The Intercept has been on the front lines covering this story from the start, exposing problems in the prosecution’s case and demanding the release of public documents relevant to the trial.
However, local authorities have demonstrated utter contempt for open records laws via a labyrinthine process that seems like it was intentionally designed to deny the public access to information.
But we’re not backing down.
The stakes here go far beyond Prairieland. It’s a test case that has established a terrifying new precedent for how far the Trump administration can go to prosecute political dissent.
That’s why the outcome of the Prairieland appeals are of vital importance to every American — and The Intercept is counting on your help to support our ongoing investigation.
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