On Thursday morning, AlertsUSA subscribers were notified of an active shooter incident at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in northwest Dallas. The attack left one detainee dead, two critically wounded, and the gunman himself deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In this incident, 29-year-old Joshua Jahn opened fire from a rooftop overlooking the ICE facility, located in a tightly confined industrial area. His target was a van in the building’s parking lot where detainees were being transferred. Authorities believe Jahn intended to strike ICE officers, but instead hit detainees inside the van. No ICE agents or other law enforcement personnel were injured.
Investigators uncovered evidence of a premeditated plan. Jahn had scouted ICE facilities, tracked agent movements through mobile apps, and left behind materials expressing his intent to “terrorize” ICE employees. Near his firing position, police discovered unused rifle rounds, including one casing engraved with the phrase “ANTI-ICE,” underscoring the ideological motivation behind the assault. While no formal group affiliations have been confirmed, law enforcement is treating the attack as a targeted act of violence and a possible domestic terror incident.
In the aftermath, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is strengthening security at ICE facilities nationwide. Federal law enforcement is also on high alert for copycats and working with local law enforcement to bolster security around federal facilities. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the incident as a “vile attack motivated by hatred for ICE.” President Trump attributed the violence to rising anti-law-enforcement rhetoric and a climate of hostility toward federal officers.
Deportations Ramping Up
The attack comes as ICE deportation operations continue to accelerate, just over 250 days into the renewed enforcement effort. Authorities warn that clashes, protests, and resistance will likely intensify as removals expand beyond the most violent criminals, cartel members, and gang-affiliated individuals.
DHS is currently engaged in a massive hiring initiative, training and deploying 10,000 new ICE agents with funding already approved by Congress. The Trump administration has fast-tracked regulatory changes to speed up recruitment, aiming to rapidly stand up a large national force tasked with locating, detaining, and removing those unlawfully present in the United States.
AlertsUSA advises the public to exercise caution around ICE enforcement operations. These actions are expected to expand to communities across the country. The best way to support the men and women carrying out these efforts is to steer clear and allow them to perform their duties.
In the coming months, the mainstream media will subject you to all manner of sob stories and sensationalistic reporting as sprawling new ICE detention facilities open in Texas, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, and Kansas. These facilities are intended as short-term holding centers where detainees are processed out and eventually put on goodbye charters.
The last large-scale deportation campaign, known as Operation Wetback, occurred in 1954–55 and resulted in the removal of an estimated 500,000 to 1 million Mexican nationals living illegally in the U.S.
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