Man in custody for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into LA federal building, docs show

A Los Angeles antheral is successful custody for allegedly hurling homemade Molotov cocktails into a downtown national gathering Monday successful what investigators accidental was a self-described "terrorist attack" that appeared to beryllium implicit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deportations, Fox News has confirmed.

The unidentified fishy attempted to detonate the devices, but they did not ignite, investigators said. The fishy allegedly had further suspected Molotov cocktails successful his possession.

No injuries were reported. The fishy is expected successful tribunal Tuesday afternoon, erstwhile ceremonial charges would beryllium filed.

Federal investigators said the antheral appeared to beryllium motivated by his choler astatine the national authorities implicit migration enforcement activities. After his arrest, the fishy allegedly told national agents they were "separating families" and added, "this is simply a violent onslaught anyways," and, "I attacked your b---- a--."

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The national gathering successful downtown Los Angeles, wherever the U.S. Attorney’s office, ICE and different agencies are housed, was targeted successful an alleged onslaught connected Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, authorities said. (Google Maps)

Authorities said that earlier the fishy went to the national gathering Monday morning, helium intentionally lit his rented flat connected fire. Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded, and an arson researcher determined an accelerant was utilized successful that fire.

California Highway Patrol connected Alameda Street looking towards Roybal national gathering to forestall protesters from coming done successful Los Angeles connected June 9, 2025.  (Carlin Still/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The national gathering successful downtown Los Angeles houses the U.S. Attorney’s bureau and ICE, among different agencies, and is where the processing of galore amerciable immigrants takes place.

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The fishy was accused of throwing 1 of the Molotov cocktails into a doorway marked arsenic an worker entrance, investigators said, adding that the incendiary instrumentality broke into pieces, had charring connected it and was believed to beryllium lit connected fire. The fishy past allegedly threw a 2nd Molotov cocktail done a abstracted nationalist doorway wherever radical were lining up to spell done security.

Investigators determined each Molotov cocktail was made of a breakable instrumentality and contained a wick. According to a test, the devices contained manus sanitizer oregon ethanol —considered susceptible of igniting.

 Immigration activists artifact ICE vans during a protestation against a purported ICE raid connected Canal Street connected Nov. 29, 2025, successful New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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The incidental comes aft hundreds of anti-ICE agitators were caught connected video throwing trash cans and debris astatine officers adjacent a authorities gathering successful New York City connected Saturday. Police confirmed aggregate arrests were made successful narration to that attack.