These are reportedly the first terrorism charges associated with Antifa.
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According to the indictment, attackers “began by shooting fireworks toward the facility and vandalizing vehicles and a guard shed.” DHS personnel contacted local law enforcement for support.
The indictment says an alleged Antifa member (labeled “Coconspirator-1”) yelled, “get to the rifles” and fired on the officers. He hit an Alvarado police officer, who returned fire, the document says. The attackers left after Coconspirator-1’s rifle jammed. Police arrested “most of the Antifa cell shortly after the attack,” and arrested Arnold the next day, according to the indictment.
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The document acknowledged a pattern “beginning in 2025” of “Antifa adherents” targeting ICE facilities and agents, in protest of “policy on the removal of illegal aliens.” It cites one Antifa member in an encrypted chat saying, “I’m done with peaceful protests” and “Blue lives don’t matter.”
President Trump officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization last month.
This article has been updated since publication.
* Original Article:
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/16/doj-brings-terrorism-charges-against-militant-antifa-cell-that-attacked-ice-facility/?utm_source=rss
