







On the evening of July 4, 2025, a civil disturbance and shooting occurred at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, United States, during one of a series of protests against mass deportations and mass incarcerations carried out during Donald Trump's second presidency.
The Next Step in Criminalizing ICE Protests Is Here
First came Prairieland. Now an indictment treats mutual aid and road-blocking as a criminal conspiracy

ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice
Every year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subjects hundreds of thousands of people to civil immigration detention—a practice that is unjust, inhumane, and completely unnecessary. It does so under a veil of secrecy, sharing only limited, often error-prone statistics with the public. ICE’s failure to regularly release accurate, complete, and accessible data to the public enables it to operate its multi-billion-dollar detention network with impunity and little oversight.

The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent
Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how easily Trump might criminalize dissent going forward.

A Dallas man removed Prairieland defendants from group chats. Now he's accused of aiding terrorism
Dario Sanchez, 32, shared in interviews with KERA News his perspective on the charges he's facing related to a shooting that occurred outside the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. Sanchez was not at the shooting but has been arrested three times in connection.

ICE Detention Facilities - Directory
This directory provides transparency and information about ICE detention facilities across the United States.
Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.
A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.

Here's Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump's Raids Began in 2025 ~ L.A. TACO
We hope this register offers a moment to remember the names and stories of the victims. For each one, we’ve included the backstory we were able to gather alongside the official account from government agencies.
By the numbers: the latest ICE and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US
The Guardian has reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inauguration

What to Do When You See ICE in Your Neighborhood
How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison
Eight people accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa have been sentenced to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center during a protest.
ICE Has Placed a Record 600 Immigrant Kids in Federal Shelters This Year — ProPublica
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
Eight Federal Prairieland Defendants Sentenced Today to Prison Terms Ranging From 30-100 Years for Common Protest Activity - Support the Prairieland Defendants
Family Members, Faith and Community Leaders, Rally in Support of Defendants, Vow to Continue Fight for Freedom, Justice for Loved Ones

ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted
As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.


How Anti-ICE Protesters Became Prisoners in Trump’s War on Antifa

Prairieland Was a Test, and Corporate Media Failed

Then They Came for the Anarchists: Prairieland Defendants Sentenced to 562 Years - UNICORN RIOT

Unlike The Defendants, One Of The Prairieland Judges Is Part Of An Organized Cell Of Extremists | Defector
2025 Prairieland ICE detention center incident

He Moved A Box Of Leftist Zines. MAGA’s Favorite Judge Just Gave Him 30 Years.