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Suspect Arrested After Anti-ICE Incendiary Attack Injures Three

7/22/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Andrew Arrabaca ignited an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on July 20, 2026.
He poured gasoline, set off fireworks, produced smoke, carried rifles, a machete, knives and a “ICE Off Our Streets” cart, and fired pellets that injured two federal employees and a civilian.
FBI Assistant Director James Barnacle called it an anti-ICE attack.
FBI and NYPD say the suspect is in custody, according to Mayor Mamdani.

History

Historical Context

The deadliest U.S. domestic terror attack, Timothy McVeigh’s April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people using about 7,000 lb of ammonium-nitrate fertilizer, was driven by retaliation for the 1993 Waco siege and 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff. That event spurred federal security upgrades and stricter anti-terror laws, a framework invoked after Andrew Arrabaca’s July 20, 2026 ICE-agent attack in Manhattan.

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Story summary

Andrew Arrabaca ignited an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on July 20, 2026.
He poured gasoline, set off fireworks, produced smoke, carried rifles, a machete, knives and a “ICE Off Our Streets” cart, and fired pellets that injured two federal employees and a civilian.
FBI Assistant Director James Barnacle called it an anti-ICE attack.
FBI and NYPD say the suspect is in custody, according to Mayor Mamdani.

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