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3w ago

Suspects Charged After Officer Shot at Prairieland Detention Facility

The officer has been released from the hospital with eight suspects now facing charges under the Justice Department’s zero tolerance stance on assaults targeting federal immigration facilities.

Johnson County Sheriff's Office and City of Alvarado Police Department officers on the scene outside the Prairieland Detention Facility on Friday evening.
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Overview

  • Multiple suspects opened fire on officers who approached a masked individual near the Prairieland ICE center, striking the responding Alvarado police officer in the neck.
  • Alvarado Police, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers arrested eight armed suspects—some wearing body armor—at the scene.
  • Investigators say more than a dozen masked individuals vandalized security cameras and vehicles and used fireworks to draw law enforcement into the attack.
  • The incident follows recent clashes at ICE sites in Portland and Los Angeles as the administration steps up immigration arrests and deportations nationwide.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has launched a multi-agency probe and pledged to bring the full weight of federal law against those responsible for violence at DHS facilities.