Texas Dems demand release of Palestinian held at ICE facility

(The Center Square) – Texas House Democrats on Friday demanded the release of a Palestinian woman held at a federal detention center that had been attacked by Antifa last year.

The Democrats held a new conference outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, a former crime scene where nearly two dozen Antifa members attacked law enforcement last July 4. Dressed in tactical gear, using explosives and weapons, their stated plan was to shoot and kill ICE officers. Instead, they shot and killed two illegal foreign nationals in custody and shot an Alvarado police officer who was the first to respond to the scene. One of the assailants fled, a manhunt ensued for two weeks and he was caught, The Center Square reported.

Overall, 16 were charged for their alleged role in the planned ambush with an intent to kill ICE officers. Nine were the first to be indicted on terrori...