Anti-ICE Violence Has Evolved into Organized Domestic Terrorism

From Molotov cocktails to military-style ambushes, anti-ICE hostility is escalating, fueled by leftist rhetoric and ignored by media elites.

This is my third article exposing the Left’s escalating violence against immigration enforcement. To understand the full pattern, read all my political violence coverage here.

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At 10:37 PM on July 4th, 2025, as most Americans were wrapping up Independence Day celebrations, eleven individuals dressed in black military-style clothing launched what federal authorities are calling a "planned ambush" on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. Armed with AR-style rifles, body armor, two-way radios, and Faraday bags to block electronic tracking, they used fireworks as bait to lure ICE agents outside before opening fire.

An Alvarado police officer responding to the scene was shot in the neck. He survived, but barely.

The attackers left behind a calling card that should concern anyone paying attention to America's escalating political violence: flyers declaring "FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!" and "FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS," along with a flag reading "RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY." Graffiti scrawled across the facility included "Ice pig" and "traitor": language that treats immigration enforcement officers as legitimate targets for violence.

Ten of the eleven suspects were arrested and charged with terrorism, attempted murder of federal officers, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. One remains at large.

Three days later and 350 miles south, 27-year-old Ryan Luis Mosqueda opened fire on Border Patrol agents with an assault rifle outside their McAllen facility, injuring a police officer before being killed by federal agents. His vehicle bore the spray-painted message "Cordis Die": a reference to a fictional anti-establishment movement from the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II."

If you missed these stories, you're not alone. Despite involving coordinated attacks on federal law enforcement using military tactics and equipment, they received minimal coverage from major news outlets. No prime-time specials. No expert panels discussing the threat to democratic institutions. No op-eds warning about domestic terrorism.

Yet imagine for a moment if eleven individuals in tactical gear had launched a coordinated assault on a federal facility while shouting white supremacist slogans. The story would have dominated news cycles for weeks, and rightfully so. The disparity in coverage reveals something uncomfortable about how we process political violence in America—and who we consider capable of terrorism.

The Evolution from Protest to Warfare

The Alvarado attack represents an escalation in anti-ICE violence that should alarm anyone concerned about political stability. This wasn't a spontaneous confrontation or a protest that got out of hand. Federal investigators found evidence of extensive premeditation: coordinated gear, communication equipment, tactical planning, and sophisticated operational security measures.

According to the criminal complaint, authorities discovered "12 sets of body armor, flyers, spray paint and a flag saying 'Resist Fascism. Fight Oligarchy'" along with "masks, goggles, gloves, weapons, fireworks and more." The attackers used fireworks as a diversionary tactic (a technique borrowed from urban warfare) to draw unarmed ICE officers into a kill zone.