First ever antifa-related charges filed in attack on Texas ICE facility

Driving the news: More than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with the July shooting southwest of Dallas that injured a police officer at an ICE detention facility.

• A group of people dressed in black started shooting fireworks at the facility, and one person opened fire on detention officers and an Alvarado, Texas, police officer, authorities said.
• Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts were indicted Wednesday in federal court on one count of providing material support to terrorists, two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of discharging a firearm. Neither is believed to be the shooter, according to charging documents.

The big picture: There has been an increase in attacks on ICE facilities this year, including a fatal shooting at a Dallas detention center last month.

• Federal officials said the Dallas shooter had notes detailing plans to inflict "real terror" on immigration enforcement. Two detainees were killed in the shooting and no officers were injured.

State of play: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week his office is conducting undercover investigations into "groups affiliated with left-wing political violence."

• Paxton pointed to Trump's executive order as a reason for the statewide effort to infiltrate leftist groups.

Between the lines: A terrorist designation, like the one now applied to antifa, is typically applied to foreign organizations.