The attacks on federal agents have reached a breaking point.
Law enforcement is now dealing with coordinated networks of violent leftists targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers across the country.
And Gregg Jarrett exposed one chilling truth about anti-fascist militants that has the FBI scrambling.
Anti-fascist attacks on ICE agents surge under Trump
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett appeared on Lawrence Jones’s show to break down the shocking reality of what’s happening to federal immigration officers.
The numbers tell a story that should terrify every American who supports law and order.
"For the first six months of this year, there have been roughly 80 attacks against ICE agents, compared to 10 in the same period last year," Jarrett explained.
That’s an eight-fold increase in attacks on federal agents doing their jobs.
These aren’t random incidents or isolated protests gone wrong.
Jarrett revealed that anti-fascist groups have moved far beyond peaceful demonstrations.
"What is really happening is these anti-fascists – as they regard themselves – have coalesced. And instead of just protesting, they’ve resorted to attacks," he stated.
The most shocking example happened in Texas, where militants used a calculated strategy to lure ICE agents into an ambush.
"In Texas, they spray-painted ICE vehicles in order to lure the agents out of the facility, and then unloaded 30 rounds at them, injuring one agent," Jarrett explained.
This wasn’t some spontaneous outburst of anger.
It was a planned military-style operation designed to kill federal officers.
The Washington Post reveals the shocking coordination behind the attacks
A bombshell investigation by The Washington Post exposed the disturbing truth about who’s behind these attacks.
The suspects arrested in the Texas ICE shooting are connected to a secretive network of transgender and anti-fascist activists operating across multiple states.
These groups name their cells after historical figures like John Brown and Emma Goldman, showing their commitment to revolutionary violence.
Benjamin Song, a former Marine reservist turned radical leftist, has been training activists in "close quarters combat and large-scale gunfights" according to the Post’s reporting.
Song told his students "that the nation’s social fabric was fraying and that the country was headed for widespread violence."
He wasn’t just teaching self-defense classes.
Song was preparing militants for war against the federal government.
The network includes multiple transgender women who were living together in a Dallas neighborhood known as The Bottoms.
When the FBI raided their house, they found nine firearms and arrested Autumn Hill, a transgender woman wanted in connection with the shooting.
Jarrett warns these militants see themselves as "shock troops"
Jarrett didn’t mince words about what law enforcement is really dealing with.
"They call themselves shock troops on the street," he explained to Jones.
These aren’t peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights.
They’re organized militants who’ve made the decision to use violence against federal officers.
"This kind of militancy that began during the BLM, defund-the-police riots five years ago has now taken a dark and dangerous turn," Jarrett warned.
The connection to the 2020 riots is crucial to understanding how we got here.
What started as "mostly peaceful" protests has evolved into coordinated attacks on federal law enforcement.
Jarrett explained that these groups have escalated from property destruction to attempted murder.
"It’s one thing to protest peacefully. When you escalate it to violence, then you are looking at charges like this: attempted murder, terrorism-related charges," he noted.
The suspects in Texas are facing the full weight of federal prosecution, including terrorism charges.
But that’s just the beginning of what law enforcement discovered.
The FBI is struggling to penetrate these secretive cells
Jones asked Jarrett about what comes next in the investigation, and his answer should concern every American.
"What we’re learning is that, okay, this was a Dallas network – which shocks me, being from Dallas – but there are all these other cells that are connected with this group as well," Jones said.
Jarrett revealed that the FBI is working overtime to infiltrate these dangerous organizations.
"Law enforcement, particularly the FBI, is very adept at infiltrating some – but not all – of these secret organizations, secret cells," he explained.
The problem is that these groups operate in the shadows using encrypted communication apps like Signal and Discord.
They’ve learned from decades of law enforcement tactics and adapted their operations accordingly.
Jarrett explained that the FBI’s best hope is getting lower-level members to cooperate after arrests.
"Generally the lesser players involved will cop pleas and provide information about future attacks, future plans, other organizations. And that’s really the only way to penetrate them," he said.
But here’s what should terrify everyone: the FBI can’t prevent every attack.
"It’s exceedingly difficult, Lawrence, to uncover planned attacks in advance," Jarrett admitted.
So here’s what Jarrett just laid out for us
Look at the bigger picture that’s emerging from this Texas case.
You’ve got networks spanning multiple states where former Marines like Benjamin Song are running combat training sessions for radical activists.
The Washington Post’s own reporting shows these groups communicate through Signal and Discord while organizing into cells named after revolutionary figures.
Song didn’t just teach self-defense classes – he prepared people for what he called "large-scale gunfights" against federal officers.
The FBI knows these networks exist, but Jarrett admits they’re having trouble getting ahead of planned attacks.
That eight-fold jump in ICE attacks tells you everything about what’s really happening here.
This isn’t some organic uprising or spontaneous anger about immigration policy.
You’re looking at organized resistance that’s been building since the 2020 riots, now targeting federal law enforcement.
Song’s story is particularly telling – here’s someone who went from conservative teenager listening to Rush Limbaugh to training militants for armed conflict against government agents.
That kind of ideological flip doesn’t happen by accident.
Leftist organizations spent years convincing people like Song that violence against federal officers is not just acceptable, but necessary.
The result? ICE agents now face coordinated ambushes while doing their jobs.
Every American who supports law and order should be outraged by what Jarrett exposed.
Federal officers shouldn’t have to worry about coordinated ambushes when they’re doing their jobs.
But that’s exactly what’s happening under Trump’s immigration crackdown.
The radical Left has made their choice clear: they’ll use violence to stop immigration enforcement.
The only question now is whether the FBI can stop them before more agents get hurt.
¹ Gregg Jarrett, Interview on "Lawrence Jones Cross Country," Fox News, August 19, 2025.
² Robert Klemko, "Suspects in Texas ICE shooting tied to trans, anti-fascist activism," The Washington Post, August 17, 2025.
