First-Ever Antifa Terrorism Convictions Secured in Texas for ICE Facility Ambush
“This is the first indictment in the country against a group of violent Antifa cell members,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “The charges the Grand Jury has leveled against these defendants, including material support for terrorists, address the vicious attack perpetrated by an anti-ICE, anti-law enforcement, anti-government, anarchist group… We are firm in our resolve to protect our law enforcement officers and federal facilities against organized domestic terrorist cells.”
That stunning statement is the direct result of a landmark case out of Texas. Five members of a violent North Texas Antifa cell have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. These aren’t some slap-on-the-wrist trespassing charges the media can gloss over. This is the real deal: terrorism. For the first time in American history, members of Antifa have been convicted as terrorists in a federal court, admitting they provided “material support to terrorists” after a coordinated ambush on a federal ICE facility.
This was no spontaneous protest that got out of hand. The details of the July 4th attack on the Prairieland Detention Facility lay bare the chilling reality of a premeditated military-style assault. So much for “mostly peaceful,” right? The defendants arrived dressed in black bloc gear, wearing body armor and carrying AR-style rifles. They used fireworks and explosives to launch their attack, and in the ensuing chaos, one assailant shot an Alvarado police officer in the neck.
This was a calculated act of war against our law enforcement and federal institutions. According to the Justice Department, the attackers fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers. This wasn’t dissent; it was an attempted massacre. The guilty pleas from Nathan Baumann, Seth Sikes, Joy Gibson, John Thomas, and Lynette Sharp confirm what we have always known: the core of this movement is not activism, but violent, anti-American terror.
You remember the talking points, don’t you? For years, the mainstream media has shamelessly gaslighted the American public, insisting that Antifa is merely an “idea,” a loose collection of “anti-fascist” activists. That lie has now officially died in a Fort Worth courtroom. The indictment explicitly identified the defendants as operatives of a “North Texas Antifa Cell.”
The evidence of sophisticated organization is undeniable. The members used two-way radios for coordination, wore matching tactical gear, and even engaged in a conspiracy to conceal evidence after the attack. When federal prosecutors and the FBI officially designate your group as an “organized domestic terrorist cell,” and your members plead guilty to being part of it, the debate is over. Period. This case provides the legal precedent to finally treat this dangerous movement for what it is: a network of violent extremists dedicated to dismantling our country.
That stunning statement is the direct result of a landmark case out of Texas. Five members of a violent North Texas Antifa cell have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. These aren’t some slap-on-the-wrist trespassing charges the media can gloss over. This is the real deal: terrorism. For the first time in American history, members of Antifa have been convicted as terrorists in a federal court, admitting they provided “material support to terrorists” after a coordinated ambush on a federal ICE facility.
This was no spontaneous protest that got out of hand. The details of the July 4th attack on the Prairieland Detention Facility lay bare the chilling reality of a premeditated military-style assault. So much for “mostly peaceful,” right? The defendants arrived dressed in black bloc gear, wearing body armor and carrying AR-style rifles. They used fireworks and explosives to launch their attack, and in the ensuing chaos, one assailant shot an Alvarado police officer in the neck.
This was a calculated act of war against our law enforcement and federal institutions. According to the Justice Department, the attackers fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers. This wasn’t dissent; it was an attempted massacre. The guilty pleas from Nathan Baumann, Seth Sikes, Joy Gibson, John Thomas, and Lynette Sharp confirm what we have always known: the core of this movement is not activism, but violent, anti-American terror.
You remember the talking points, don’t you? For years, the mainstream media has shamelessly gaslighted the American public, insisting that Antifa is merely an “idea,” a loose collection of “anti-fascist” activists. That lie has now officially died in a Fort Worth courtroom. The indictment explicitly identified the defendants as operatives of a “North Texas Antifa Cell.”
The evidence of sophisticated organization is undeniable. The members used two-way radios for coordination, wore matching tactical gear, and even engaged in a conspiracy to conceal evidence after the attack. When federal prosecutors and the FBI officially designate your group as an “organized domestic terrorist cell,” and your members plead guilty to being part of it, the debate is over. Period. This case provides the legal precedent to finally treat this dangerous movement for what it is: a network of violent extremists dedicated to dismantling our country.
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