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The July 4 attack is just one in a series of recent attacks against federal immigration officers. On Monday, July 7, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley fatally shot a Michigan man who launched an attack at their McAllen facility before dawn.

He is accused of joining 10 others in an organized attack on the Prairieland Detention Center near Alvarado on July 4.

The suspect is believed to have fired two AR-15-style rifles at three officers, and his criminal complaint document says he was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for five years.

The suspect, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, is accused of joining 11 others in an organized attack against officers at the Prairieland Detention Center.

Benjamin Hanil Song is accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack on the Prairieland Detention Center.

The FBI is searching for Benjamin Hanil Song in connection with a July 4, 2025, shooting at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, an ICE-operated facility.