A pair of security alerts this week points to a sharply deteriorating threat environment for America’s frontline immigration personnel and for communities in major metro areas.
On Tuesday afternoon, AlertsUSA subscribers were notified of a new bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security warning that foreign and domestic actors are placing targeted bounties on ICE and CBP personnel, explicitly encouraging harassment, doxxing, and even assassination. Two days later, a follow-on alert flagged the nationwide “No Kings II” protest actions scheduled for Saturday, October 18, describing the events as anti-ICE and openly pro-Hamas, with a credible potential for violence in larger urban areas. Together, the messages hint at a coordinated climate of intimidation and agitation that demands a serious, proactive response.
The Tuesday warning is stark. It outlines ongoing efforts by hostile networks—some overseas, some homegrown—to compile and disseminate the personally identifiable information of federal immigration officers and their families. These so-called “bounties” are not theoretical. They typically pair doxxed data with calls for stalking, property damage, and physical attack, creating a targeting package for any radicalized individual willing to act. Veterans of federal law enforcement have seen this pattern before: once an officer’s home address or children’s school is posted, the risk escalates from online harassment to real-world confrontation in hours.
ICE deportation officers and CBP agents routinely operate in unpredictable circumstances—at ports of entry, in the field, and within communities—where a single doxxing post can be enough to bring agitators to an officer’s doorstep. In a climate where fringe actors openly call for “direct action,” the warning is a sober acknowledgment that America’s immigration enforcers, and their families, are in the crosshairs.
DHS urges hardening measures—such as tightened social-media privacy, varied travel routines, heightened residential security, and rapid reporting of any suspicious surveillance or contact to supervisors and local police.
The bigger principle is non-negotiable: the United States must protect the people who protect its borders and enforce immigration policy in our cities. A country that tolerates doxxing and bounty-style incitement against sworn officers invites lawlessness. Whatever one’s politics, targeting public servants and their families is not speech; it is known as being a menace to society.
'No Kings II'
On Thursday, a second alert sent to AlertsUSA subscribers added a new combustible variable: The “No Kings II” gatherings scheduled for Saturday, October 18 in more than 2000 locations across the country. These events are expected to draw a mix of ideologues, opportunistic agitators, and black-bloc elements who often exploit large crowds for vandalism, assaults on police lines, and confrontations designed for social-media amplification.
House Speaker Mike Johnson characterized Saturday's protests as “hate America” events, that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the Antifa people.”
In recent years, permissive policies toward disruptive street actions—paired with slow or selective prosecution—have emboldened groups that view chaos as a tactic. We’ve seen how quickly “mostly peaceful” branding can dissolve after dark, when the costumed professionals show up with umbrellas, lasers, fireworks, and other incendiary devices.
Anchor events are planned on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Kansas City, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, and Bozeman, Montana.
Public Guidance
Practical guidance for the public remains straightforward: monitor local news, check city advisories on street closures, avoid protest corridors, park in secure, well-lit areas, and keep a charged phone and exit plan.
The intensity and anger in the crowds is expected to be significantly greater than the first round of "No Kings" protests back in June. Since that time, National Guard troops have been deployed in multiple states, ICE raids have picked up in scope and tempo, and Alligator Alcatraz is back in operation with several similar facilities already opened or currently being readied.
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