Networks SUPPRESS Sentencings in Antifa Attack on Texas ICE Facility
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Networks SUPPRESS Sentencings in Antifa Attack on Texas ICE Facility

You may recall the Elitist Media Evening News barely covering the attempted Antifa attack on a Texas ICE detention center last 4th of July. Surprising no one, they also neglected to cover the sentences of those involved.  First, a refresher. Here’s the initial story, as aired on the CBS Evening News on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025: This brief on the CBS Evening News was the sole item on the Antifa attack against the ICE facility at Alvarado, TX across the legacy network newscasts (a full report streamed on CBSEN+). pic.twitter.com/478JBo5i3j — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) July 9, 2025 MAURICE DuBOIS: Ten people charged with attempted murder after allegedly staging an ambush at an immigration detention center in Alvarado, Texas. Investigators say some of the suspects lured officers outside by shooting fireworks at the building and painting graffiti. An officer was shot and is out of the hospital. Authorities are investigating whether the July 4th attack is linked to a shooting yesterday at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas. That was it. 25 seconds on CBS, absolute donuts on ABC and NBC- another instance in a long pattern of bias by omission when it comes to leftwing violence, especially violence against federal law enforcement. Those defendants have now been sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison. Per the Department of Justice: Today, the Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and the attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. This is the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following President Donald J. Trump’s executive order designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025. Benjamin Hanil Song, who was convicted of the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Together, the Prairieland terrorists received a combined sentence of 450 years in prison:  Maricela Rueda was sentenced to 70 years in prison; Cameron Arnold was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Savanna Batten was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Zachary Evetts was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Bradford Morris was sentenced to 50 years in prison; Elizabeth Soto was sentenced to 50 years in prison; and Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison. “The sentences handed down today make clear that Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Their violent extremism has no place in our country, and the Department of Justice will continue to aggressively investigate, disrupt, and prosecute those who threaten law enforcement officers or undermine the rule of law.” In keeping with the earlier trend, there was zero coverage of the sentencings on any of the Elitist Media’s evening newscasts. Of course, there were other stories deemed more deserving of coverage.  Among them: A police RV chase near Orlando, Florida, an Amazon driver driving on a customer’s lawn, and a flipped 18-wheeler full of bees on ABC. On CBS: a 13-year-old who fell 50 feet after prematurely exiting a Disney ride, and a sad dog at a Miami Marlins game. On NBC: the aforementioned falling teen, ANOTHER item on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pond (ABC and CBS had given it a rest tonight), and the Miami Heat trading for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.  This story stands as yet another reminder that what the media don’t cover is often more important than what they do. That’s what makes bias by omission so insidious.