The first of it’s kind trial against left wing Democrat terrorists has resulted in the conviction of nine domestic terrorists, one of whom was convicted of attempted murder. Seven other AntiFA terrorists were charged with material support for terrorists and another for concealing evidence.
Nine people accused of a leftist terror plot against a Texas migrant detention facility were found guilty of federal charges on Friday, according to multiple reports.
Benjamin Song, the group’s suspected ringleader, was convicted of attempted murder over a July 2025 anti-deportation protest in Alvarado that turned violent, Fort Worth Report and The Guardian reported. Jurors reportedly found seven other defendants guilty of material support for terrorism, rioting and other crimes while acquitting them of some offenses. A ninth defendant who was not at the protest was convicted of concealing evidence, according to Fort Worth Report.
Their charges marked the first U.S. terrorism case against accused supporters of Antifa, which President Donald Trump labeled a domestic terrorist organization in September.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said the agitators arrived in black clothing at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility with a trove of guns nearby. They vandalized property and threw fireworks until Alvarado police Lt. Thomas Gross tried speaking to them. The situation went haywire when Song shot Gross in the neck area, the DOJ alleged. That officer testified to jurors about the group’s actions, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
“I’m done with peaceful protests,” one defendant said in a messaging chat ahead of the protest, according to court documents. “Blue lives don’t matter.”