Two people accused of taking part in an attack on a Texas immigration detention center are facing terror–related charges, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday, October 17 that claims they are members of the radical left–wing Antifa movement. The charges against Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts came three weeks after U.S. president Donald Trump signed an executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
FBI Director Kash Patel said on X:
First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa–aligned anarchist violent extremists, and terrorism charges have been brought for the July 4 Prairieland ICE attack in Texas.
Attorney General Pam Bondi also claimed on X that
as President Trump has made clear, Antifa is a left–wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such.
A criminal complaint revealed that the assailants, dressed in black military–style clothing, fired fireworks at the ICE facility and spray–painted “Traitor” and “ICE Pig” on vehicles and a guard post. When police arrived, an officer was shot in the neck from the nearby woods, while others came under heavy gunfire.
