Overview

• On July 4, more than a dozen masked individuals attacked the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, firing on officers and vandalizing security cameras and vehicles.
• An Alvarado Police officer was struck in the neck by gunfire, airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital, and released after treatment.
• Eight suspects, some wearing body armor, were arrested with assistance from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and are being held under investigation.
• Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a zero-tolerance policy for assaults on DHS facilities and said prosecutions will involve USAOs collaborating with law enforcement partners.
• Authorities have withheld the identities of those in custody and continue to investigate the motive behind the coordinated attack.