
Leader of Antifa terrorist attack on ICE facility hit with STUNNING sentence — 7 others also sentenced
The Justice Department announced sentencing for a gang of Antifa-linked terrorists convicted of attacking the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Alvarado, Texas.At least 16 people have been charged in the Fourth of July attack in 2025 that included vandalism and one officer being shot in the neck.'Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice.'On Tuesday, the DOJ announced that Benjamin Song, the leader of the group, was sentenced to 100 years in prison. "Seven additional defendants also sentenced before one-year anniversary of attack to a combined 450 years in prison," the DOJ statement read. "This is the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following [President Donald Trump's] executive order designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025." Five defendants received 50-year prison sentences, while two defendants received a 30-year sentence and a 70-year sentence, respectively. The group had been found guilty of a slew of charges that included rioting, providing material support to terrorists, using and carrying an explosive, attempted murder, and discharging a firearm.Federal prosecutors presented jurors with 216 exhibits and testimony from 46 witnesses during the 12-day trial at the courthouse in Fort Worth. "Song acquired firearms that he distributed to co-defendants and recruited members at gun ranges and combat sessions he conducted, as well as from various ideologically aligned groups," the DOJ press release continued. "For example, defendants Ines Soto, Elizabeth Soto, and Savanna Batten were part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called 'zines,' according to trial evidence."Chief Judge Reed O’Connor called the defendants' use of terror and violence an "assault on democracy" during sentencing.One of the convicted received a continuance and will be sentenced on July 1. Seven others pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists and will also be sentenced on July 1.RELATED: 15 members of Antifa-linked group BUSTED for allegedly trying to hurt or impede ICE "The sentences handed down today make clear that Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice," wrote acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a press release statement."Their violent extremism has no place in our country, and the Department of Justice will continue to aggressively investigate, disrupt, and prosecute those who threaten law enforcement officers or undermine the rule of law," he added.Song's attorney characterized the defendants as just a "bunch of kids and young adults who really have a really big heart and really wanted their voice to be heard," after the sentencing. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Prairieland Protesters Sentenced to 30 to 100 Years for “Terrorism” Charges
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Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines
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See you later, Alligator Alcatraz? Detention facility gets big news
The controversial immigration detention facility known colloquially as "Alligator Alcatraz" has reportedly received some news about its future.The facility is shutting down permanently, according to sources that confirmed vendors have been told to demobilize.'Clearly from a security perspective, if someone escapes, there’s a lot of alligators you’re going to have to contend [with].'Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted in recent months that the facility might be shut down when he said it has already served its purpose by cycling about 22,000 migrants.CBS News reported that four sources confirmed the facility vendors were told that the "demobilization" clause in their contracts had been triggered, meaning they would be paid for shutting down."All vendors got the notice," said one source. The facility has been plagued by legal challenges that prevented federal funding from reimbursing Florida for the reported $1.2 billion price tag that ballooned from the initial $450 million annual estimate. On Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Lauren Bis said that all of the detainees at the facility had been moved to other locations, but she claimed it was a response to hurricane season.The facility opened up in July 2025 on an 11,000 foot abandoned airport runway in the Florida Everglades. Critics have claimed the facility puts migrants in dangerous and cruel conditions including lack of bathroom facilities, rotten food, and little to no access to the outside world, including their immigration attorneys. "The state and federal government must permanently close this facility and commit to never detaining people there again," said Amy Godshall of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has sued the facility. WFOR-TV reported in its news video that there was no sign yet that the facility was being dismantled.RELATED: Dem. congressman claims he forced ICE to back off from arresting man outside courtroom The facility was designed to hold about 3,000 detainees to ease the housing burden on immigration officials. "Clearly from a security perspective, if someone escapes, there’s a lot of alligators you’re going to have to contend [with]," DeSantis said about the facility in July 2025. "No one is going anywhere once you do that. It’s as safe and secure as you can be." He also stressed at the time that the facility was temporary. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Montreal shooter ranted about Zionists, capitalism and being ‘lonely’ before deadly attack near Pornhub HQ, manifesto reveals
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Fed-up Republican vows to blow up House GOP leaders' voting plans
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is threatening to derail House Republican leaders' legislative agenda for weeks, including a bipartisan housing bill, unless the chamber fights for the SAVE America Act, the stalled Trump-backed voter ID and citizenship-proof legislation."I will be voting no and oppose other bills AND rules until we fight for SAVE America Act," Luna threatened Monday on X. "That means if House GOP leadership chooses today to move the SENATE HOUSING BILL under suspension (getting rid of our house rules) I will vote to shut the floor down. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE."Luna told Politico she would oppose the procedural rule for this week and going forward. The move could derail Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for weeks if she and her allies follow through. "There is a group" willing to do this, she said.The threat puts Johnson in a bind. House GOP leaders had planned to fast-track the latest Senate-amended version of the bipartisan housing bill under suspension of the rules, a procedure requiring a two-thirds supermajority. The bill has already passed both chambers in earlier versions, but the Senate sent back a newly amended iteration yesterday.The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and a photo ID to cast a ballot, and it passed the House earlier this year but has stalled in the Senate, facing Democratic opposition. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted using a "talking filibuster" to push it through, drawing Luna's ire.Luna previously threatened to sink FISA reauthorization unless the SAVE America Act was attached. Those standoffs ended without resolution, and the Senate bill remains in limbo.







