Four individuals have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to carry out coordinated bomb attacks on New Year’s Eve in Southern California, targeting multiple locations, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and their vehicles.
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed on social media that the group also intended to target ICE agents and their vehicles, alongside other sites.
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A federal criminal complaint filed on Saturday revealed that the defendants belong to an offshoot of a pro-Palestinian organization called the Turtle Island Liberation Front. The group allegedly combined political motivation with anti-establishment views.
Photographic evidence submitted in court filings showed a desert campsite with bomb-making materials laid out, including PVC pipes, suspected potassium nitrate, charcoal, charcoal powder, sulfur powder, and fuse components.
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Federal authorities announced the arrests on Monday, confirming that all four suspects face charges of conspiracy and possession of a destructive device. The planned attacks were allegedly intended to begin on New Year’s Eve and involve multiple coordinated explosions across several areas of Southern California.
The investigation also implicated Lucerne Valley, a desert community east of Los Angeles, as a key location tied to the group’s bomb-testing activities.
