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White House UFC Freedom 250 attack plot: Alleged ringleader was in US illegally, DHS says

  • On Tuesday, federal authorities charged five men with plotting to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on June 14, using explosive-laden drones and snipers to target high-profile attendees.
  • Department of Homeland Security identified Mexican national Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez as the ringleader; he had received deportation relief under the Obama-era DACA program after overstaying a tourist visa in December 2001.
  • Court documents reveal targets included President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, with the group planning to use drones to force evacuation and position snipers to shoot fleeing attendees.
  • Prosecutors charged Proper, Bryan Omar Roa, Michael Alan Thomas, and Daniel K. Eskridge with conspiracy to murder and violence on White House grounds; the investigation remains ongoing with potential additional suspects.
  • Proper's mother alerted Ohio police after observing him mapping the Washington area, and affidavits reveal he expressed anti-government sentiments and made sympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler on social media.
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