Eight Antifa Terrorists Sentenced to Nearly Half a CENTURY in Prison for Texas ICE Facility Attack

It’s not a good day for Antifa!

On Tuesday, members of an Antifa cell that carried out a terror plot against an ICE facility in North Texas on July 4th of last year were brought to justice.

Eight of these Antifa terrorists were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.

That’s nearly half a century behind bars — where they belong!

Check out some of their mugshots here:

BREAKING: Antifa members behind an anti-ICE terror plot in TX receive 450 YEARS in prison (combined) pic.twitter.com/4QK9eQGxzw

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 23, 2026

As you may remember, a law enforcement officer was shot and injured while responding to the attack after the Antifa terror group’s leader, Benjamin Song, opened fire at him.

Out of all the terrorists, Song got the most severe sentence — of 100 years behind bars!

🚨 JUST IN: Benjamin Song, the ringleader of the North Texas Antifa terror cell, has been sentenced to 100 YEARS in federal prison today in Fort Worth.

AMAZING! 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/UZOtPLxF2U

— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephant) June 23, 2026

All of those charged so far are now going to spend decades in prison.

Seven additional Antifa terrorists involved in the attack on the ICE facility will be sentenced on July 1st.

A DOJ press release provided a breakdown of the sentences and charges each individual is facing:

Today, the Justice Department announced that eight North Texas Antifa Cell operatives were sentenced for their roles in rioting, using weapons and explosives, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction, and the attempted murder of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. This is the first sentencing of defendants affiliated with Antifa following President Donald J. Trump’s executive order designating the group as a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025.

Benjamin Hanil Song, who was convicted of the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Together, the Prairieland terrorists received a combined sentence of 450 years in prison:

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Maricela Rueda was sentenced to 70 years in prison;

Cameron Arnold was sentenced to 50 years in prison;

Savanna Batten was sentenced to 50 years in prison;

Zachary Evetts was sentenced to 50 years in prison;

Bradford Morris was sentenced to 50 years in prison;

Elizabeth Soto was sentenced to 50 years in prison; and

Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

“The sentences handed down today make clear that Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Their violent extremism has no place in our country, and the Department of Justice will continue to aggressively investigate, disrupt, and prosecute those who threaten law enforcement officers or undermine the rule of law.”

“Today’s sentencings show the FBI remains committed to identifying, locating, and dismantling Antifa and its funding networks across the country,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Acts of violence against our law enforcement partners will not be tolerated, and we continue our work to protect communities across the country from domestic terrorism.”

“These sentences justly punish the vicious, armed attack that these Antifa cell members planned and executed against law enforcement and detention center officers on the night of July 4th last year,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas. “Their terrorist acts, attempted murder, vandalism, and explosives launched at a detention facility were a far cry from a peaceful protest or First Amendment expression. Because of the prompt action of first responders that night and tenacious work of our law enforcement partners, in tandem with the prosecutors in my office, eight people have been rightly punished for these violent acts and their attempts to conceal them. We will continue in this mission to hold others accountable who perpetrate such violence and fund these ANTIFA groups in the Northern District of Texas.”

“The sentences handed down today send an unmistakable message: Attacks on federal officers and facilities will not be tolerated. The men and women of ICE serve with integrity and courage, often in challenging and dangerous environments. The calculated violence carried out by these Antifa cell members at Prairieland was an assault on law enforcement and an attack on the rule of law itself,” said Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella. “Nearly one year after this cowardly act, justice has prevailed. ICE will continue to stand firm against those who threaten our officers, our facilities and our mission.”

The sentences follow a 12-day trial that began on Feb. 23, where jurors heard testimony from 46 witnesses and considered over 210 exhibits supporting the charges against nine indicted defendants: Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill; Zachary Evetts; Benjamin Song; Savanna Batten; Bradford Morris, also known as Meagan Morris; Maricela Rueda; Elizabeth Soto; Ines Soto; and Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada. All were convicted. Ines Soto was granted a continuance and will be sentenced on July 1.

Seven others, Seth Sikes, Nathan Baumann, Joy Gibson, Susan Kent, Rebecca Morgan, Lynette Sharp, and John Thomas, pleaded guilty prior to trial to one count of providing material support to terrorists and they will be sentenced on July 1…

The sentences of the eight defendants were for the following offenses:

Riot, with the intent to commit an act of violence, involving conduct such as shooting and throwing fireworks and explosives, slashing tires on a government vehicle, spraying graffiti on property and vehicles, destroying a closed circuit camera, shooting at officers, and dressing in black bloc.

Defendants convicted: Cameron Arnold, Zachary Evetts, Benjamin Song, Savanna Batten, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto

Providing Material Support to Terrorists, including property, services, training, communications equipment, weapons, explosives, personnel (including themselves), and transportation.

Defendants convicted: Arnold, Evetts, Song, Batten, Morris, Rueda, E. Soto, and I. Soto

Conspiracy to Use and Carry an Explosive, and Using and Carrying an Explosive, during a riot.

Defendants convicted: Arnold, Evetts, Song, Batten, Morris, Rueda, E. Soto, and I. Soto

Attempted Murder of Officers and Employees of the United States, involving the unlawful attempt to kill with malice aforethought an Alvarado Police Officer who was assisting federal officers/agents.

Defendant convicted: Song

Discharging a Firearm During, and in Relation to, and in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, i.e., the attempted murder of two correctional officers and an Alvarado Police Officer.

Defendant convicted: Song

Corruptly Concealing a Document or Record, by transporting a box containing numerous Antifa materials, such as insurrection planning, anti-law enforcement, anti-government, and anti-immigration enforcement documents and propaganda from Sanchez Estrada’s residence to a location in Denton, Texas, intending to conceal the box’s contents and impair its availability for use in a federal grand jury and federal criminal proceeding.

Defendant convicted: Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada

Conspiracy to Conceal Documents and other objects that would implicate Maricela Rueda in the riot and shooting at the Prairieland facility.

Defendants convicted: Sanchez Estrada and Maricela Rueda

This case marks the first time that Antifa members have been federally charged and sentenced as terrorists — something that should have been done from the beginning!

This local news clip provided further coverage:

🚨 JUST IN: A group of Antifa terrorists were just SENTENCED to HUNDREDS OF YEARS in prison after a violent attack on the ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas

FAFO, LOCK THEM UP! I voted for the law and order! 🔥

The group's RINGLEADER, Benjamin Song, got 100 years.

The others got… pic.twitter.com/qzNQTbbDdq

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 23, 2026

Many patriots on X are applauding the DOJ for dropping the hammer on these Antifa terrorists.

Take a look at some of these responses:

Couldn’t be sweeter, short of the gallows. https://t.co/siLV2cJR0S

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) June 23, 2026

All of the Antifa militants in this case were handed sentences of many decades. The sentences are extreme, draconian, and merciless. And I think that is just absolutely awesome. More of this please. I love it. https://t.co/FZauKkfJfw

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 23, 2026