Nine Antifa terrorists have been convicted of a slew of crimes in connection with their abominable attack on an ICE facility in Texas, an attack in which they launched a coordinated nighttime ambush on detention center personnel, including unarmed corrections officers. Such is what the DOJ announced in a Friday, March 13 press release.
Beginning the press release, the DOJ described the slew of charges of which the nine were convicted, and made it clear that those convicted were in a cell of Antifa terrorists. It said, “Nine North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were convicted today by a federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer and unarmed correctional officers at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center on July 4, 2025, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.”
It further noted that the trial that led to their conviction lasted 12 days, and that during it “jurors heard testimony from more than 45 witnesses and considered over 210 exhibits supporting the charges against nine indicted defendants.” In addition to the nine who were convicted in this trial, seven others had already pleaded guilty.
Then, describing what had been shown during the trial regarding the connections of the nine to Antifa, the statement provided, “Testimony and other evidence at trial established that the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell, part of a larger militant enterprise made up of networks of individuals and small groups primarily ascribing to an ideology that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and the system of law. An expert testifying in the government’s case told the jury that Antifa’s coordinated efforts involve obstructing Federal law through organized riots, violent assaults, and armed confrontations with law enforcement officers, increasingly targeting agents and facilities related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement in opposition to the agency’s deportation actions.”
And, describing the attack on the facility itself, the DOJ noted: “Trial testimony reflected that, late at night on July 4, at least eleven of the defendants rioted and attacked the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was using to house illegal aliens awaiting deportation. The defendants dressed in “black bloc”—dark clothing with head and face coverings that concealed their identities—designed to hide each individual’s identity but also to aid and abet those members engaged in illegal acts by making members indistinguishable from one another to law enforcement. Evidence introduced at trial revealed that the defendants brought eleven firearms, body armor, and eleven military-grade first aid kits with tourniquets and other items for gunshot wounds to the scene of the attack. ”
Continuing its description of the harrowing attack, the DOJ noted, “After Antifa Cell members arrived at Prairieland, they began shooting off and throwing fireworks (explosives) at the facility and vandalizing vehicles and a guard shack on Prairieland property”.
The police response then led to the shooting, which fortunately was not deadly, with one of the Antifa terrorists barking commands as the group opened fire: “Witnesses testified that an Alvarado police officer responded to the scene after correctional officers called 911. When the officer began issuing commands to defendant Nathan Baumann, Benjamin Song can be heard on police bodycam video yelling, “get to the rifles!” and then he opened fire on the officers, striking the Alvarado police officer in the neck as the unarmed correctional officers ducked and ran for cover. Police arrested most of the Antifa Cell shortly after the attack, many near the scene. Benjamin Song escaped and remained at large with the help of others until his capture on July 15, 2025.” The collection of Antifa terrorists was eventually arrested in the weeks after the attack.
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Commenting on the incident, Attorney General Pamela Bondi said, “Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump. Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.”
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