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Op-ed | Cruel Justice: Jan. 6 insurrectionists get pardoned, but Prairieland ICE protesters get jailed for life
Community members protesting mass deportations at the Prairieland Immigrant Detention Center in Texas faced harsh federal sentencing, including life terms, while Jan. 6 insurrectionists were pardoned by Trump. Judge Reed O’Connor labeled the protesters a 'domestic terrorist organization,' contrasting with Trump’s characterization of the Capitol attackers as 'patriots.'
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