Prairieland ICE shooting trial jury gets closer look at 'antifa' materials defendants owned

keranews.org ^ | March 4, 2026 | Toluwani Osibamowo

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A Fort Worth federal jury got a closer look Tuesday at the alleged "antifa" materials the government says motivated what it's calling a coordinated attack on an immigration detention center July 4.

FBI investigators walked the jury Tuesday through “zines,” or homemade booklets, pamphlets, posters and other items they found in the homes and cars of several people on trial. Anti-fascism, anarchy, the abolition of ICE and police, opposition to Israel, noise demonstrations, direct action and animal rights were common messages found throughout the material.

A Fort Worth federal jury got a closer look Tuesday at the alleged "antifa" materials the government says motivated what it's calling a coordinated attack on an immigration detention center July 4.

FBI investigators walked the jury Tuesday through “zines,” or homemade booklets, pamphlets, posters and other items they found in the homes and cars of several people on trial. Anti-fascism, anarchy, the abolition of ICE and police, opposition to Israel, noise demonstrations, direct action and animal rights were common messages found throughout the material.

Owning these items is not illegal, FBI Special Agent Kasey Bennett testified in Fort Worth federal court Tuesday.

“But when acts of violence come from that belief,” Bennett testified, “that’s when we investigate.”

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Conspiracy; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: anarchy; antfifa; antifa; banglist; crime; dfw; dhs; ice; prairieland; texas; vandalism; violence