Did the jurors who convicted protesters of terrorism and other crimes hear the whole truth about what happened at a demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center?

Benjamin Song was sentenced to 100 years in prison for attempted murder, even though the prosecution couldn’t prove he fired at a police officer. Daniel Sanchez Estrada wasn’t even present at the protest but was sentenced to 30 years for moving a box of antifascist zines.

There are major holes in the prosecution’s evidence, and several defendants are appealing their convictions. With the night’s sequence of events still clouded in confusion, The Intercept’s reporters are poring over evidence that could prove crucial in challenging the narrative presented at trial.

Even as we review hundreds of pages of trial transcripts, local authorities are still refusing to hand over other records that we believe may contain key information. They’re shamelessly violating Texas’s Public Information Act, and we’re running up legal bills to force them to comply.

The Intercept has no higher priority than exposing how the Trump administration is criminalizing dissent, but this investigation is taxing the resources of our small nonprofit newsroom.

To get to the bottom of what happened in Prairieland and expose how the Trump administration is targeting activists, we urgently need an influx of reader donations. Can you chip in $5?