Federal authorities are actively searching for Benjamin Hanil Song, accused of a central role in an \"ambush\" at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado,

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.

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

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.

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.

Benjamin Hanil Song is wanted for his alleged involvement in the July 4TH attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in North Texas, the Dept. of Public Safety announced late Wednesday.