Sentencing hearings are resuming in federal court for the remaining co-defendants involved in a coordinated, midnight domestic terrorist ambush at a North Texas immigration facility last summer. The attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, approximately 40 miles southwest of Dallas, on July 4, 2025, left an Alvarado police officer seriously injured and caused extensive structural damage to the complex.
Background
The proceedings take place nearly one year after members of a North Texas Antifa cell launched the assault. Today’s hearings follow a wave of massive prison sentences handed down last week by U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman and Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, who collectively meted out nearly five centuries of prison time to eight primary members of the cell.
Among them was the group’s ringleader, 25-year-old Benjamin Hanil Song, who received a 100-year sentence following his conviction for domestic terrorism offenses and the attempted murder of the police officer, who was shot in the neck. The remaining defendants appearing in court face up to 15 years in federal prison. Each previously entered a guilty plea to charges of providing material support to terrorists rather than proceeding to trial.
Investigation and Trial
Federal prosecutors proved during the landmark trial that the group meticulously planned the Independence Day attack, accumulating more than 50 firearms, utilizing ‘black bloc’ tactical gear, and throwing explosives at the facility while forcing unarmed correctional officers to scramble for cover.
Original reporting: Dallas – Ft. Worth Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
