DHS Says 31-Year-Old DACA Recipient Led White House UFC Terror Plot
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
DHS Says 31-Year-Old DACA Recipient Led White House UFC Terror Plot
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Summary
DHS identified Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, as the alleged ringleader of the June 14 White House UFC attack plot, saying the Mexican national overstayed a B2 visa and later received DACA relief in 2014.
Five suspects have been arrested, while investigators say a 23-person network discussed using explosive drones to trigger an evacuation, then deploying snipers and a second wave to storm a White House gate.
Federal prosecutors say Alvarez, arrested in Omaha on the day of the event, used the alias “Shepherd” in planning chats and pushed for drones to be “as many and as deadly as we can get.”
Each defendant faces up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine on conspiracy-to-commit-murder charges, plus up to five years for planning violence on White House grounds.
Vice President JD Vance said the plot was “not that advanced” and none of the suspects were in Washington during the event, which proceeded amid broader security threats around Trump appearances.