10 Charged with Attempted Murder After Coordinated Attack on Texas ICE Facility

Coordinated Attack on ICE Facility

• 🎯 On July 4th, at approximately 10:37 p.m., 10 to 12 individuals dressed in black military-style clothing attacked the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
• 💥 The group engaged in shooting fireworks and acts of vandalism against the facility.

Charges Filed

• ⚖️ Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson announced that 10 individuals have been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer.
• 🔫 Each of these defendants also faces charges for discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
• 🚨 These charges carry a mandatory prison term of 10 years, with potential for up to life in prison.

Additional Charges and Intent

• 🕵️ An additional co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence related to the attack.
• ⚠️ The incident is described as a “planned ambush” with the explicit intent to kill ICE corrections officers, and not a peaceful protest.