Key Facts

• The attack happened on July 4, 2025, at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
• Eleven people launched fireworks, damaged vehicles and a guard post, and one person fired a gun, hitting a police officer.
• Benjamin Hanil Song, identified as the group leader and a former Marine reservist, got a 100-year sentence for attempted murder.
• Other sentences ranged from 30 to 70 years for the seven other convicted individuals.
• The Trump administration had designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist group in 2025, directing the Justice Department to crack down on it.
• FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is committed to dismantling Antifa and its funding networks nationwide.
• The incident is part of a broader federal crackdown on left-wing protest groups accused of political violence.
• Some political figures criticized the sentences, calling them unfair, while administration officials called them a victory against domestic terrorism.