Tlaib defends antifa members convicted in shooting of Texas cop, calls sentences a 'travesty'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The Department of Justice announces charges against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota, citing their alleged ties to Antifa and involvement in organizing violent demonstrations. Federal prosecutors detail how the individuals supplied and trained members. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., sparked fierce backlash after her apparent defense of accused antifa cell members sentenced to decades in prison for a violent attack on a Texas immigration facility that federal prosecutors called an act of terrorism. One of the defendants, Benjamin Song, a former Marine Corps reservist, was handed a 100-year prison sentence — the maximum punishment — Tuesday after being convicted of attempted murder for shooting Alvarado Police Lt. Thomas Gross, who survived a bullet to the neck. Seven other suspects, allegedly of the North Texas antifa cell, were given sentences spanni