Article #65252

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute "antifa" activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it's made good on that threat. A group of activists who joined an anti-ICE protest that went dangerously awry have been sentenced to decades in prison, and the case could have enormous consequences for the future of the first amendment and American protests. Carter Sherman speaks with Guardian reporter Lex McMenamin, one of the few journalists to have interviewed the activists at the heart of the case.

• Read Lex McMenamin's story here: ‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

• Sam Levine on the Prairieland trial and additional background on the case