DOJ thwarts ‘horrific’ terrorist plot in Los Angeles by left-wing, pro-Palestinian group
Federal authorities, including the Department of justice (DOJ) and FBI, thwarted a planned terrorist attack targeting Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. The plot involved coordinated bombings across Southern California by members of a left-wing extremist group known as the Turtle Island Liberation Front. This group is described as pro-palestinian, anti-government, anti-capitalist, and hostile toward law enforcement agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Four suspects were arrested in Lucerne Valley, California, charged with conspiracy and possession of destructive devices, and a fifth individual linked to the group was arrested in New Orleans for a related plot. The group’s social media promotes anti-American imperialism and calls for the liberation of “Turtle Island” (North America) along with free Palestine, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the agency’s counterterrorism efforts to prevent these attacks and affirmed continued action against such extremist groups.
DOJ thwarts ‘horrific’ New Year’s Eve terrorist plot in LA by left-wing, pro-Palestinian group
Federal authorities disrupted what the Justice Department described as a “massive and horrific” terrorist plot targeting Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve, arresting multiple alleged members of a left-wing extremist group accused of planning coordinated bombings across Southern California.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Monday that the DOJ, working with the FBI, prevented a series of planned attacks by a group that calls itself the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which officials characterized as pro-Palestinian, anti-government, anti-capitalist, and hostile toward law enforcement.
After an intense investigation, the Department of Justice, working with our @FBI, prevented what would have been a massive and horrific terror plot in the Central District of California (Orange County and Los Angeles).
The Turtle Island Liberation Front—a far-left,…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) December 15, 2025
“After an intense investigation, the Department of Justice, working with our FBI, prevented what would have been a massive and horrific terror plot in the Central District of California,” Bondi said in a statement posted to X. She added that the group planned bombings beginning on New Year’s Eve and intended to target Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and vehicles.
According to federal authorities, four alleged members of the group were arrested over the weekend in Lucerne Valley, a desert area northeast of Los Angeles, where authorities believe they were preparing to test improvised explosive devices ahead of the planned attacks. Each of the four members has been charged with conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.
The suspects identified themselves as part of a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front and were allegedly plotting coordinated IED attacks on five separate locations in Los Angeles. Bondi described the group as motivated by pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology.
Federal authorities said on Monday that a fifth individual believed to be connected to the same extremist network was arrested in New Orleans, according to Fox News. That suspect is accused of planning a separate attack and faces related federal charges, according to the FBI.
Public social media posts linked to the Turtle Island Liberation Front reflect the group’s ideological framework. An Instagram account attributed to the groups says its founding chapter is based in Los Angeles and calls for the liberation of “Turtle Island,” an Indigenous term often used to describe North America, from what it describes as the “illegal American empire.”
“Free Palestine. Free Hawaii. Free Puerto Rico,” the account says. Other posts feature images of masked demonstrators wearing keffiyehs and holding signs that say “DEATH TO ICE!!!” and denounce U.S. law enforcement and capitalism.
One post declares that “freeing the world from American imperialism is the only way to a safe and peaceful future.”
Bondi praised the work of federal prosecutors and investigators in stopping the alleged plot before it could be carried out, calling the operation an example of aggressive counterterrorism enforcement.
“This was an incredible effort by our U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the FBI to ensure Americans can live in peace,” she said. “We will continue to pursue these terror groups and bring them to justice.”
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Federal authorities said additional charges or arrests are possible as the investigation continues.
The Washington Examiner contacted the FBI field offices in Los Angeles and New Orleans.
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