{"id":2499720,"date":"2025-10-16T15:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-brings-terrorism-charges-against-militant-antifa-cell\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:36:41","slug":"doj-brings-terrorism-charges-against-militant-antifa-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-brings-terrorism-charges-against-militant-antifa-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Brings Terrorism Charges Against &#8216;Militant&#8217; Antifa Cell"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-brings-terrorism-charges-against-militant-antifa-cell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-man-charged-with-threatening-to-murder-2-us-congressmen\/\" title=\"Missouri Man Charged With Threatening to Murder 2 US Congressmen\">federal grand jury<\/a> has indicted two alleged Antifa members, Cameron Arnold and Zachary evetts, on terrorism-related charges including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-facilitating-donations-to-terror-tied-charity-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"ActBlue Facilitating Donations to Terror-Tied Charity, Legal Group Says\">providing material support<\/a> to terrorists, attempted murder of U.S. officers, and discharging firearms during a violent crime. These are reportedly the first terrorism charges connected to Antifa. The indictment stems from a July 4 attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in alvarado, Texas, used by the Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal migrants before deportation. During the attack, the suspects fired on law enforcement officers after vandalizing the facility, with Arnold reportedly urging others to &#8220;get to the rifles.&#8221; Most members of this Antifa cell were arrested shortly after the incident. The document describes Antifa as a militant network motivated by revolutionary anarchist and autonomous Marxist ideologies, seeking to overthrow the U.S. government and law enforcement. The indictment highlights a trend since 2025 of Antifa attacks on ICE facilities, fueled by opposition to immigration enforcement policies. 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For Hate Crimes In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery\">federal grand jury indicted<\/a> two alleged Antifa members on counts of &ldquo;providing material support to terrorists,&rdquo; the &ldquo;attempted murder of officers and employees of the United States,&rdquo; and &ldquo;discharging firearms during, in relation to, and in furtherance of a crime of violence,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indictment-ntx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indictment<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>These are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/doj-brings-first-antifa-related-terrorism-charges-texas-ice-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly <\/a>the first terrorism charges associated with Antifa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1893104494\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The charges originate from a July 4 attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, allegedly by Cameron Arnold, Zachary Evetts, indicted, and several co-conspirators, as previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/08\/10-charged-in-ambush-attempted-murder-of-ice-agents-by-antifa-terror-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> by The Federalist. The Department of Homeland Security was using the facility to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >house illegal migrants ahead<\/a> of their deportation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indictment, attackers &ldquo;began by shooting fireworks toward the facility and vandalizing vehicles and a guard shed.&rdquo; DHS personnel contacted local law enforcement for support.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment says Arnold yelled &ldquo;get to the rifles,&rdquo; and fired on the officers. He hit an Alvarado police officer, who returned fire, the document says. The attackers left after Arnold&rsquo;s rifle jammed. Police arrested &ldquo;most of the Antifa cell shortly after the attack,&rdquo; and arrested Arnold the next day, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment describes Antifa as a &ldquo;militant enterprise made up of networks of individuals and small groups, primarily ascribing to a revolutionary anarchist or autonomous Marxist ideology, which explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and the system of law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The document acknowledged a pattern &ldquo;beginning in 2025&rdquo; of &ldquo;Antifa adherents&rdquo; targeting ICE facilities and agents, in protest of &ldquo;policy on the removal of illegal aliens.&rdquo; It cites one Antifa member in an encrypted chat saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m done with peaceful protests&rdquo; and &ldquo;Blue lives don&rsquo;t matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/09\/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">designated<\/a> Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization last month.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Catherine Gripp is a graduate of Arizona Christian University where she earned a degree in communication and a minor in political science. 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