2025 Prairieland ICE detention center incident

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On the evening of July 4, 2025, a civil disturbance and shooting occurred at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, United States, during one of a series of protests against mass deportations and mass incarcerations carried out during Donald Trump's second presidency. After executive directives from Trump, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) accused protesters and their associates of domestic terrorism; several were convicted of providing material support for terrorism and given decades-long prison sentences. The protesters gathered at the center around 10:37 p.m.; several arrived in a van which subsequently drove away. The remaining protesters split into small groups; some set off fireworks near detention center buildings while others committed acts of vandalism. ICE called local police; when they arrived, Lieutenant Thomas Gross of the Alvarado police pointed his pistol at two people running away from him, one of whom had a rifle...

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