ICE, Alvarado and Texas
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A federal law enforcement source told CBS News that local police arrested eight people. The official said some of those apprehended were wearing body armor.
A Blue Alert was issued on Wednesday for a man accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on July 4, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI.
Officials believe the suspects intended to draw ICE detention officers out of the building by launching fireworks at the facility.
Alvarado police offers were dispatched to the detention center in the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane around 10:56 p.m. Friday, according to the Johnson County sheriff’s office. The call was made to investigate a report of “a suspicious person.”
A Texas police officer was shot near an ICE detention facility in Alvarado as the Justice Department is promising zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers and property.
An Alvarado police officer was shot in the neck responding to a call near Prairieland Detention Center but was treated and released from the hospital, officials say.
Ten people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder of federal officers in connection with a violent and brazen Independence Day attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Several armed people were taken into custody after officers responded to a report of a suspicious person outside the detention center, officials said.
Benjamin Hanil Song is accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack on the Prairieland Detention Center.
A family is suing the village of Bedford Park, Illinois, following a crash that sent their two children to the hospital with brain injuries.On March 19, Miguel Alvarado allegedly stole a Bedford Park police car and then a U.