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DOJ Unseals First Antifa-Linked Terrorism Case in July 4 Attack on Texas ICE Facility

The case tests the administration’s bid to apply terrorism laws to a decentralized movement lacking a formal domestic designation.

Overview

  • A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill, and Zachary Evetts for providing material support to terrorism, attempting to murder federal and assisting officers, and discharging firearms during crimes of violence.
  • Prosecutors say a "North Texas Antifa Cell" used fireworks and vandalism to draw responders at the Prairieland ICE facility before gunfire from across the street wounded an Alvarado police officer in the neck.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel called the charges the first terrorism counts against Antifa-aligned suspects and said more than 20 arrests have been made tied to this case and related networks.
  • Court filings describe planning on encrypted chats, reconnaissance of cameras and police stations, and weapons training, with authorities reporting seizures of numerous firearms and rifles linked to ex‑Marine Benjamin Hanil Song, including one with a binary trigger.
  • Experts note Antifa operates as decentralized networks rather than a formal organization, raising legal and constitutional questions about the administration’s domestic-terror approach.