Nine protesters convicted in Texas antifa-linked terrorism case
Mar 13th 2026
A federal jury convicted nine people on terrorism and related charges after a July 4 protest at a Fort Worth area ICE detention center, in a high profile case where prosecutors alleged an antifa-linked ambush while defendants say the event was intended to be peaceful.
- A federal jury found nine people guilty after a July 4 protest at the Prairieland ICE detention center near Fort Worth.
- Prosecutors said the group coordinated an ambush that left an ICE detention guard shot in the shoulder, and they framed the defendants as an antifa cell.
- Most defendants were convicted on material support and related counts while several were acquitted of some attempted murder and firearms charges, and Benjamin Song was convicted on one attempted murder count and firearms counts.
- Prosecutors relied on Signal messages, phone precautions, dark clothing, reading materials and weapons left in a vehicle as evidence of coordination.
- Defendants say the demonstration was meant to be peaceful and that weapons were brought for self-defense.
- Judges and legal experts noted the antifa label was not legally required under the material support statute used in the prosecution.