Texas Officer Shot in Attack Outside ICE Facility
Texas Officer Shot in Attack Outside ICE Facility

Texas Officer Shot in Attack Outside ICE Facility

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A police officer was shot in the neck late on July 4 outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, during a coordinated attack involving masked individuals. The officer, responding to reports of a suspicious person, was fired upon and later released from a Fort Worth hospital. Authorities arrested eight suspects, some reportedly wearing body armor, after they vandalized property and set off fireworks to lure law enforcement. The Department of Justice, referencing similar recent incidents in other cities, stated it is monitoring such attacks and pledged zero tolerance for assaults on law enforcement. The motive behind the attack remains under investigation, and officials have not released the suspects' identities. The incident underscores growing concerns about violence targeting ICE and law enforcement amid ongoing immigration enforcement tensions.

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