US EditionDenton Police, FBI Arrest Man Accused in ICE Detention Facility ‘Ambush’
ALVARADO, TEXAS, JUL 9 – Ten suspects face charges including attempted murder after firing 20 to 30 rounds during a coordinated ambush designed to kill ICE officers, officials said.
- Border Czar Tom Homan vowed ICE would not stop deportations after the July 4 attack at Prairieland ICE Detention Center, Alvarado, Texas, and said ICE will continue to apprehend and deport illegal aliens.
- Amid rising rhetoric, Homan cautioned that likening ICE agents to Nazis or racists would provoke force, and he said `This is a well-planned attack, and it's because of the rhetoric`.
- According to the DOJ, ten suspects were arrested on attempted murder charges as two suspects fired 20 to 30 rounds, wounding an Alvarado police officer, and the criminal complaint said attackers used fireworks and graffiti.
- Meanwhile, one gunman was killed, and ICE’s official X account posted that one suspect remains at large while ten face attempted murder and domestic terrorism charges.
- Federal officials note it is the fifth assault this year, and the FBI is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to Benjamin Hanil Song’s arrest, R. Joseph Rothrock said.
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FBI Captures Marine Corps Reservist Who Allegedly Opened Fire On ICE Officers Outside Detention Center - The American Tribune.com
In some great if still gut-wrenching news out of Texas, the FBI Dallas Field Office announced that it has arrested the former Marine Corps reservist who is accused of opening fire on ICE agents outside of an ICE detention center for illegal aliens in Texas. The reservist is accused of acting as part of a large group that opened fire on ICE and police officers. Beginning the press release in which it announced the arrest of the former reservist, …
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FBI seeking military vet suspected in ICE ambush at Texas detention facility
Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, is now the 12th suspect believed to be involved in last Friday’s ambush at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
Blue Alert issued for Benjamin Song for Alvarado ICE facility attack
ALVARADO, Texas-- A Blue Alert has been issued for Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, for his involvement in the serious injury of a law enforcement officer on Wednesday evening. RELATED: 10 held in Texas immigration detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ US attorney says Song is described as a male of Asian or Pacific Islander descent, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes, and was last seen at the 1200 Block of Sunflower Lane, Alvarado, Te…
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FBI issues warning about man wanted in connection with Alvarado detention center shooting
The FBI issued an alert Wednesday night for a man charged for his role in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center and warns he should be considered armed and dangerous.
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