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Texas antifa members indicted on terrorism charges for ICE attack: ‘First time ever’

By Kaelan Deese
Published October 16, 2025 7:25pm ET
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Texas antifa members indicted on terrorism charges for ICE attack: ‘First time ever’
In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, California. International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities. The guidelines, issued by ICE, provide additional pressure for campuses to reopen even amid growing concerns about recent spread of COVID-19 among young adults. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Two alleged antifa members have been indicted on terrorism-related charges for their alleged roles in a violent July 4 ambush at a federal immigration detention center in North Texas, marking what officials say is the first time such charges have ever been brought against antifa-linked suspects.

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday, charging Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts with providing material support for terrorism, attempting to murder federal and assisting officers, and discharging firearms during attempted murders.

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