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DOJ Unseals First Antifa-Linked Terrorism Case in Texas ICE Attack

The novel use of a material-support charge against alleged adherents of a decentralized movement raises constitutional questions flagged by legal experts.

Law enforcement personnel respond at the scene of a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jeffrey McWhorter
The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where on July 4, prosecutors allege, a group ambushed corrections and police officers, creating a distraction with fireworks and graffiti before firing upon officers with semiautomatic rifles.
Image of the line for Mexico’s only Michelin-starred taqueria, El Califa de León, which has a pop-up taco shop in Dallas for two weeks.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Overview

  • A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas unsealed an indictment charging Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill, and Zachary Evetts with providing material support for terrorism, attempted murder of federal officers, and related firearm offenses.
  • Prosecutors allege a “North Texas Antifa Cell” planned a July 4 ambush at the Prairieland ICE detention center near Fort Worth, using fireworks and vandalism to draw officers before gunfire wounded an Alvarado police officer in the neck.
  • Investigators cite encrypted chats, shared maps and camera locations, and a cache of weapons; filings say the group amassed more than 50 firearms and that Arnold trained others and built AR-platform rifles, including one with a binary trigger.
  • Detectives say rifles used in the shooting were traced to ex-Marine Benjamin Hanil Song, who faces separate charges, as officials report more than a dozen defendants tied to the incident and over 20 arrests connected to related networks.
  • The charges follow President Trump’s September designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, a move experts describe as legally uncertain, while defense attorneys argue ideology is not a crime and dispute the evidence; Arnold and Evetts are due in court Oct. 22.