DOJ Brings Terrorism Charges Against Two Alleged Antifa Operatives for the First Time Ever
The U.S.Department of Justice has filed terrorism charges against two alleged Antifa members, Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts, accused of attacking immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and a police officer during a July 4th shooting near Dallas, Texas. The indictment states the defendants, along with up to nine others from a North Texas Antifa cell, were heavily armed and targeted the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, firing fireworks and shooting at law enforcement officers. One police officer was shot in the neck during the incident.
The indictment describes antifa as a militant group with revolutionary anarchist or Marxist ideologies aiming to overthrow the U.S. government. The group allegedly planned the attack extensively using encrypted communications and reconnaissance. Following the event,Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that Antifa is being prosecuted as a terrorist association,marking the first such terrorism charges against antifa members. This follows President Donald Trump’s recent designation of Antifa as a major terrorist organization and calls for investigations into those funding it. The incident echoes Antifa’s notorious activities during the summer of 2020 protests in various U.S. cities.
The Department of Justice brought terrorism charges Wednesday against two alleged Antifa members who are accused of attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and a police officer in a July shooting near Dallas.
According to the indictment, which was filed in federal district court and released on Thursday, the DOJ charged Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts with providing material support for terrorism, attempting to murder federal officers, and discharging firearms during attempted murders.
Late on the night of July 4th, the defendants and up to nine others, allegedly part of the North Texas Antifa cell, dressed in black military-style clothing, some wearing body armor, and began shooting fireworks at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
These are the 10 alleged members of a north Texas Antifa terror cell accused of carrying out the attempted murder of federal officers at a shooting terrorist attack on an ICE facility on the Fourth of July in Alvarado, Texas.
One local police officer was shot in the neck, and… pic.twitter.com/fRtYldx661
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 8, 2025
When an Alvarado police officer arrived on the scene, someone in the group allegedly shot the officer in the neck. Alleged Antifa members then shot dozens of other rounds at unarmed ICE officers nearby.
The DOJ said in its indictment, “Antifa is a militant enterprise made up of individuals and small groups primarily subscribing to a revolutionary anarchist or autonomous Marxist ideology, which explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government.”
The Antifa group was heavily armed with over 50 firearms, according to the indictment. They engaged in significant planning before they assaulted the ICE facility, including site reconnaissance and passing around information through encrypted messages, such as a map of the facility and the locations of security cameras.
One member allegedly wrote to the others in a chat, saying, “I’m done with peaceful protests,” and “Blue lives don’t matter.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on social media, “Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such.”
As @POTUS has made clear, Antifa is a left-wing terrorist organization. They will be prosecuted as such. https://t.co/bPiE8nqkky
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) October 16, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel d a headline from a Fox News story about the indictment, writing, “First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremists and terrorism charges have been brought for the July 4 Prairieland ICE attack in Texas.”
“Under President Trump’s new authorities we’ve made 20+ arrests. No one gets to harm law enforcement. Not on my watch,” he added.
First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremists and terrorism charges have been brought for the July 4 Prairieland ICE attack in Texas.
Under President Trump’s new authorities we’ve made 20+ arrests.
No one gets to harm law enforcement. Not on my… pic.twitter.com/GlFZ6HC6gx
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 16, 2025
The charges come just weeks after President Donald Trump designated Antifa a terrorist organization.
Donald J. Trump 09.16.25 08:26 PM EST
I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be…
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From (@TrumpDailyPosts) September 18, 2025
He wrote in a Post, “I am also strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.”
Antifa was notoriously involved in the chaotic summer of 2020 in places like Portland, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
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