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New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Woman charged in armed Texas ICE ambush urged husband to hide ‘anti-Trump' evidence from feds in jail phone call: sources
One member of the armed mob accused of ambushing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a Texas detention center on the 4th of July allegedly called her immigrant husband from jail to hide evidence from their home that contained 'anti-government and anti-Trump documents,' sources told The Post Wednesday. Maricela Rueda allegedly called her husband, Daniel Rolando Sanchez Estrada, and directed him to tow her car from their Dallas home, which investigators believe was a 'staging location' for the attack. She allegedly also told her husband to do 'whatever you need to do, move whatever you need to move at the house,' according to court documents. Advertisement 4 The mug shots of the 10 individuals charged with attempted murder of federal agents at the ICE detention center. Johnson County Sheriff⿿s Office 4 Daniel Rolando-Sanchez Estrada, who was nabbed by the FBI on Monday, is the husband of Maricela Rueda. ICE sources 4 Low-resolution surveillance images appeared to show Sanchez Estrada carrying boxes near a car. U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas Advertisement Surveillance photos appeared to show Sanchez Estrada carrying boxes to a car, where cops later found 'a handwritten training, tactics, and planning documents for civil unrest with anti-law enforcement, anti-government, and anti-Trump sentiments.' He split time living at Rueda's and his family's homes, feds said. The alleged accomplice was a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who was handed a green card during the Biden administration, Homeland Security sources told The Post. The FBI arrested Sanchez Estrada Monday for conspiracy to tamper with evidence while the feds were conducting a search warrant. The assailants allegedly wore military-style gear, including tactical vests, and launched fireworks at the detention facility near Dallas before spraying bullets at a local cop and unarmed federal agents, according to the criminal complaint filed Monday. Advertisement One suspect fired 20 to 30 rounds at two detention center employees, prosecutors said. A local cop for the town of Alvarado also took a gunshot to the neck and has since been released from the hospital, cops said. The 10 suspects each face three counts of attempted murder and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. 4 The mob carried out the 'organized attack' at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. AP The sinister crew allegedly staged its 'organized attack' in the facility's surrounding woods, where they lobbed salvos of fireworks and spray-painted cars parked at the building, the complaint claims. Advertisement The attackers fled and allegedly left assault rifles and loaded magazines at the scene. Several of the assailants were armed, clad in body armor and carried two-way radios when cops collared them, authorities said. Cops found cans of spray paint and flyers stating, 'FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!' and 'FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,' and a flag stating, 'RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY' after searching the suspects and their vehicles. Photos released as part of the investigation into the attack show 'traitor' and 'ice pig' spray-painted on official vehicles. 'Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest,' said local Acting US Attorney Nancy E. Larson. 'This increasing trend of violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas.' Along with Rueda, Cameron Arnold, Savannah Batten, Nathan Baumann, Zachary Evetts, Joy Gibson, Bradford Morris, Seth Sikes, Elizabeth Soto and Ines Soto were charged for the Texas attack.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Suspect in anti-ICE Texas shooting granted green card under Biden administration
FIRST ON FOX: One of the suspects charged with ties to the anti-ICE attack at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, was granted a green card under the Biden administration and is a prior recipient of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada, 38, is the husband of one of the alleged attackers. He is referenced in the unsealed criminal complaint lodged against 10 individuals who allegedly attacked the detention center over the weekend, which resulted in an Alvarado police officer being shot in the neck. The officer is expected to recover. The 10 suspects are facing federal charges, including multiple counts of attempted murder of a federal officer and "discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence." Sanchez-Estrada was part of a separate criminal complaint, as he was arrested by the FBI on Monday on a felony charge of "conspiracy to tamper with evidence" as they were executing a search warrant. The unsealed complaint alleges that Sanchez-Estrada was seen "carrying multiple packages from his residence to his truck." The box included "anti-government propaganda," including one entitled "Organising for Attack! Insurrectionary Anarchy." The term "insurrectionary anarchy" is explained as a "subset of anarchism that stands out for its commitment to violence and revolutionary insurrection," according to a Perspectives on Terrorism journal article, which is part of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, from March 2024. The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point also had a journal article in March 2023 that explained "insurrectionary anarchism is regarded as the most serious form of domestic (non-jihadi) terrorist threat." According to ICE sources, he was born in 1986 and arrived in the United States with a Border Crossing Card at the Laredo, Texas, port of entry in 2001, when he was a teenager. He was granted DACA status in 2013, and he filed for renewals for DACA in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022. Sanchez-Estrada was also arrested by local Texas police for alleged possession of a controlled substance in 2020, but the charge was dismissed two months later. He was granted a green card in April 2024 after applying in September 2023. On Friday, a heavily armed group allegedly lured two unarmed ICE agents into a parking lot by firing a barrage of fireworks at their door, and spray-painting graffiti on their personal cars with the words "traitor" and "Ice Pig," which agents could see from the cameras inside, last Friday. At around the same time, a police officer responded to their 911 call for two men firing rounds from a nearby tree line, and an officer was hit in the neck, which forced the agents to take cover. A July 7 criminal complaint filed by the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas alleges that assailants shot 20 to 30 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle before it jammed, causing it to malfunction. Suspect Bradford Morris was arrested while trying to flee from the scene in a red Hyundai van. While in custody, he told an FBI agent he had been "part of a Signal Group Chat for a while and that he had been invited to the group chat years ago after attending a protest." He allegedly drove to the incident with another suspect and two people he only knew by their nicknames, "Champagne and Rowan." Inside Morris' van, police found a revolver, two AR-15 rifles, two Kevlar vests, a ballistic helmet and a loaded magazine. According to the criminal complaint, Morris "claimed that he met some people online and transported some of them down from Dallas" to the center in order to "make some noise." Police also found seven suspects in black military fatigues wandering in a field 300 yards away, some of whom were covered in mud from trying to escape on foot. Police said they also had weapons, vests and radios. The attack comes amid rising concerns about hostilities toward ICE and Border Patrol agents amid left-wing criticisms of the Trump administration's immigration policies. This week, a gunman was killed ambushing Border Patrol at an annex facility in McAllen, Texas. A McAllen police officer was shot in the leg and two Border Patrol personnel were injured, according to the Department of Homeland Security. "They vandalized vehicles and security cameras at the detention center and slashed federal vehicle tires. Responding officers made arrests. ICE is actively working with the FBI and the Texas Rangers regarding the incident," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. "Threats or acts of violence toward law enforcement officers will NOT be tolerated. Secretary Noem has made it clear: If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer, we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law," the statement continued.
