On Wednesday morning, a deadly shooting shook the office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (in English, ICE) located in Dallas, Texas, leaving at least one immigrant dead and others seriously injured.
The attack was carried out by a sniper, identified as Joshua Jahn, 29 years old, who opened fire from the roof of a nearby building while federal agents were transferring detainees to the facility around 7 a.m. According to media reports, the shots occurred just as the security gate of the complex was open.
The terrorist fired at the van that was entering the complex carrying the three detainees. The FBI, which is leading the investigation along with other federal and local agencies, reported that it is treating the case as a politically motivated domestic terrorist attack.
El atacante llevó a cabo el ataque desde un techo
The striker's anti-ICE motivations
Authorities confirmed that it was a targeted attack against the immigration control agency. Evidence found at the scene, including bullet casings with anti-ICE messages written on them, points to a political motivation and possible radicalization of the striker.
Jahn was found dead on the roof of a nearby immigration law office with a self-inflicted wound. Sources close to the investigation revealed that he fired indiscriminately at both the ICE building structure and the vehicle transporting the immigrants.
Las balas del asesino tenían inscripciones anti-ICE gravadas
Reactions from government officials
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, condemned the attack and emphasized that ICE agents are facing an unprecedented increase in violence against them. "This kind of violence must end," she wrote on the X platform, calling for prayers for the victims and their families.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance also spoke out on X, saying that "obsessive attacks against law enforcement, particularly ICE, are unacceptable and must stop."
FBI Director Kash Patel stated that this shooting is not an isolated case and linked it to another attack that recently occurred in Prarieland, Texas, where an individual ambushed another ICE facility. "We will pursue those who attack our law enforcement officers with the full weight of justice," he assured.
The shooting has reignited political polarization around immigration policies and ICE's role. Texas Governor Greg Abbottdescribed the attack as attempted murder and promised full state support for the investigation. "This murder will not stop our operations to arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants," he wrote on social media.
El vicepresidente estadounidense destacó la preocupante oleada de ataques llevados a cabo por personas con motivaciones izquierdistas
