Summary
Five people pleaded guilty to charges related to terrorism in connection with a shooting incident at an ICE detention center in Texas. This marks the first case following President Donald Trump's executive order classifying antifa as a domestic terrorist threat. The defendants were accused of supporting terrorism, specifically tied to a gunfire exchange that injured a police officer.
Key Facts
- Five individuals admitted to supporting terrorism-related activities in a Texas courtroom.
- The charges stem from a shooting at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in July.
- President Trump designated antifa as a domestic terrorist threat through an executive order in September.
- The movement called antifa consists of far-left activists opposing fascism and similar ideologies.
- The injured police officer, shot in the neck, was later released from the hospital.
- The defendants each pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorists.
- The maximum sentence they face is up to 15 years in prison.
- Legal experts have questioned the authority to classify domestic groups like antifa as terrorist organizations.
