**Two Arrested in Texas Immigration Center Shooting Face New Terrorism Charges Linked to Antifa**
DALLAS (AP) — Two individuals arrested in connection with a July shooting outside an immigration detention center in Texas are now facing new charges following President Donald Trump’s recent order to designate the decentralized movement known as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Autumn Hill and Zachary Evetts were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Fort Worth on charges that include providing material support to terrorists and attempting to murder officers and employees of the U.S. government. Federal prosecutors allege that the pair were members of an antifa cell that planned the attack.
Hill and Evetts were already among 11 people charged with attempted murder related to the July 4 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, located southwest of Dallas. The incident injured a police officer.
In a post on X on Thursday regarding the new charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi labeled antifa as “a left-wing terrorist organization” and stated, “they will be prosecuted as such.”
**What Is Antifa?**
Short for “anti-fascists,” antifa is not a single organization but rather an umbrella term for far-left militant groups that confront or resist neo-Nazi and white supremacist activities at demonstrations.
**Details of the Attack**
According to the indictment, the attack began when a group of people dressed in black, wearing masks, carrying firearms, and outfitted with body armor, shot fireworks toward the detention center. The group also vandalized vehicles and a guard shed.
As officers arrived on the scene, one individual reportedly yelled, “get to the rifles” before opening fire, striking a law enforcement officer. The indictment notes that the group brought 10 firearms to the July 4 attack.
**Legal Responses**
Cody Cofer, Autumn Hill’s attorney, issued a statement via email expressing concern that the new terrorism-related charge “could be understood by some as an attempt to appeal to a mob mentality rather than relying on the evidence and the law.” Meanwhile, Evetts’ attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The original charges filed during the summer indicated that searches related to the attack uncovered anti-government materials and flyers with political messages, although those documents did not mention antifa.
It is important to note that antifa operates as a domestic entity and is therefore not listed on the State Department’s register of foreign terror organizations. The United States has no domestic equivalent list, partly due to broad First Amendment protections for organizations operating within the country.
**Context**
The July 4 shooting occurred amid an increase in deportations carried out by the Trump administration. Just days after the incident, a man wielding an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents and a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, near the Mexico border, injuring a police officer. Authorities later shot and killed the attacker.
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*Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.*
https://wtop.com/national/2025/10/2-arrested-in-texas-immigration-detention-center-shooting-now-face-terrorism-related-charges/
