Squad Rep. Rashida Tlaib slammed for defending antifa members who shot Texas officer at immigration facility

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 spanning 30 to 70 years for charges such as providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use weapons and explosives, and rioting.“These sentences are a travesty and totally unjustified, but that’s the point,” Tlaib, a progressive lawmaker associated with “the Squad,” wrote on social media.“Americans hate the fascist Trump regime, so the only way they can try to cling to power is brute force.”Tlaib sharply criticized a 2025 document, known as the National Security Presidential Memo 7, that President Donald Trump released in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination and that classified antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.”The Texas trial was the first time federal prosecutors successfully brought terrorism charges against accused members of the far-left antifascist movement following the memo and an executive order associating the militant group with domestic terrorism.“NSPM-7 is a grave threat to all of us and more bulls— ‘terrorism’ charges like these are coming,” she added.The comments sparked sharp criticism from conservatives, who argued Tlaib appeared to excuse the behavior of the violent rioters.“Counterpoint: Her friends shot a cop,” conservative columnist Kurt Schlichter wrote on social media.White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller fired back at Tlaib for “defending antifa terrorist...