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8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

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.
by The Associated Press

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Feds drop charges against protester allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol

Feds drop charges against protester allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol

Federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against an immigration protester who was allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol agents during the Trump Administration’s wintertime enforcement operation
by Matt Sepic

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‘An act of political repression’: Minnesota attorneys, activists react to protester charges

‘An act of political repression’: Minnesota attorneys, activists react to protester charges

Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 Minnesotans connected to Direct Action Minnesota on charges of conspiring to impede immigration agents. This drew protests outside the St. Paul courthouse as a judge released the defendants with restrictions pending trial.
by Ellie Roth and Matt Sepic

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Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences

Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences

Vance Boelter’s plea deal announced during a Thursday court hearing lets him avoid a possible federal death penalty. In that hearing, disturbing new details also surfaced on how Boelter killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
by Matt Sepic

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Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences

Boelter pleads guilty in lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences

Boelter’s plea agreement calls for him to serve two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years in exchange for prosecutors’ pledge not to seek the death penalty.
by MPR News Staff

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Death penalty off the table for alleged Hortman killer

Death penalty off the table for alleged Hortman killer

The Justice Department says it will not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
by Matt Sepic

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