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United States v. John Michael Garza, Jr.

Status: John Michael Garza, Jr.: Charged, December 29, 2025

District
Northern District of Texas
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
First DOJ release
December 29, 2025

Primary Sources

  1. Texas Man Charged with Providing Bomb Components and Funding to Individuals He Believed Were Involved with Foreign Terrorist Organization, Office of Public Affairs, December 29, 2025
  2. Alleged ISIS Sympathizer Who Attempted to Provide Bomb Materials Federally Charged With International Terrorism Offense, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, December 29, 2025

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

John Michael Garza, Jr.

Status
Charged (DOJ release, December 29, 2025)
From the DOJ release:
Law enforcement agents arrested Garza shortly after he left the meeting.
Age
21 (per DOJ release of December 29, 2025)
Charges as described by DOJ
attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS) by providing bomb components, funding, and instructional materials
Charged or arrested
December 29, 2025

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. John Michael Garza, Jr.," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-garza-2025/