Texas man sentenced to 30 years for transporting pamphlets (opens in new tab)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, June 23, 2026 — Texas artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison today for transporting a box of zines, or political pamphlets. The prosecution claimed Sanchez moved the zines so they wouldn’t incriminate his wife, who attended a protest outside the Prairieland immigration detention center near Dallas, where a police officer was wounded by gunfire.The zines at issue may have discussed controversial political views, but they ...