Phillip Hayes

Eight protesters were sentenced to decades in prison for a shooting at a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer. Prosecutors labeled the act terrorism, while families and defendants disputed the charges and intentions.

Eight protesters accused of antifa ties were sentenced to decades in prison for a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that injured a police officer. The judge called the event an 'assault on democracy,' while defendants denied extremist affiliations and claimed their actions were in support of detained immigrants.