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Five members of a North Texas Antifa cell entered guilty pleas on November 19, 2025, admitting they provided material support to terrorists for their roles in the July 4 ambush on the Prairieland ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas. The defendants — Joy Gibson, Lynette Sharp, Seth Sikes, Nathan Baumann and John Thomas — acknowledged on the record their participation in a coordinated, armed action that left a law enforcement officer wounded.
Court filings and federal prosecutors describe a chillingly organized attack: militants dressed in black bloc used fireworks to lure officers out, carried radios and body armor, and at least one assailant opened fire with a high-powered rifle, striking an Alvarado police officer in the neck. Evidence recovered at the scene included AR-style rifles, tactical gear, and insurrectionary materials, painting a clear picture of premeditated political violence against federal facilities and officers.
This is not mere vandalism or spontaneous protest — it is the first time in modern American history that members identifying as Antifa have formally admitted guilt to terrorism-related charges at the federal level, and a federal grand jury has since returned sweeping indictments against additional operatives. The Justice Department’s indictment and these guilty pleas should end the fantasy that Antifa is just a harmless street aesthetic; prosecutors have treated this as organized political violence worthy of the full weight of federal law.
Law-abiding Americans should be relieved that prosecutors are finally treating militant left-wing violence like what it is: criminal and terroristic. Each defendant faces up to 15 years under their plea agreements, and sentencing is set for the coming months — a necessary period of accountability for people who tried to bring guerrilla tactics to our streets and to federal facilities. If judges and prosecutors do their jobs, these sentences will send a signal that the rule of law still stands.
President Trump’s administration has already moved to confront organized political violence, ordering a national strategy to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle groups that engage in coordinated terror and intimidation, and directing federal agencies to follow the money and the networks that sustain them. That strategy is precisely the posture needed to protect Americans and the officers who keep our communities safe; this case should be used as a blueprint for rooting out similar cells nationwide.
Journalists like Andy Ngo and conservative voices on shows like The Liz Wheeler Show have been sounding the alarm for years, and last week’s episode highlighting these guilty pleas underscored what commonsense conservatives have been saying all along: when political violence morphs into organized terror, the response cannot be political theater or equivocation. The mainstream press spent years minimizing Antifa; now the facts are irrefutable and the public deserves clear, unapologetic reporting and decisive action.
Hardworking Americans want safety, order, and respect for the law — not armed cells targeting federal workers and law enforcement. Lawmakers should back prosecutors, close loopholes that let violent organizers hide behind nebulous protest labels, and support policies to seize assets, cut off funding, and deport any foreign nationals complicit in violent plots. If we value our country, we must demand punishment for political violence and protection for those who risk their lives to enforce the laws that keep our communities free.
