Dallas ICE Facility Shooting Leaves One Dead, Two in Critical Condition
A tragic incident occurred at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of one person and leaving two others in critical condition. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the shooter, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victims of the shooting were all detainees at the facility.
The incident began when Dallas police responded to an assist officer call at the facility around 6:40 a.m. The gunman, positioned on the rooftop of an attorney’s office across the street from the ICE Detention facility, opened fire on the building and those in the sallyport. The scene was secured just after 10 a.m., with ICE stating that the shooter had fired “indiscriminately at the building and those in the sallyport.”
Investigation and Evidence
Early evidence collected from the scene, including rounds found near the suspected shooter, contained anti-ICE messages. Joe Rothrock, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas field office, noted that “early evidence that we’ve seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that are anti-ICE in nature.” Additionally, FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo of an unspent shell casing engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.”
The Dallas Field Office serves as a temporary holding facility for some detainees, with an average of 47 people held there each day between January 20 and mid-June, according to a CBS News analysis of ICE data. The Mexican Consulate in Dallas confirmed that one of the victims who was shot is a Mexican national.
Previous Security Threats at the Dallas ICE Facility
This incident was not the first security threat at the Dallas ICE facility. Approximately one month earlier, a man approached the field office’s reporting entrance and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, prompting a shelter-in-place order. The man, identified as 36-year-old Bratton Dean Wilkinson, was taken into custody and charged with making terroristic threats.
Reaction from Authorities and Lawmakers
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the violence, calling for a national reckoning on the rhetoric surrounding ICE. She stated that the attack was motivated by hatred for ICE and that the rhetoric surrounding the agency has consequences. Noem also ordered DHS to increase security at ICE facilities across the country.
Local, state, and federal lawmakers reacted to the shooting, calling for an end to violence against ICE agents. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons expressed concern for the officers and agents, while Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also spoke out against the violence. The Fort Worth Police Department condemned the violence, stating that it creates more division in the community.
Recent Attacks on ICE Facilities and Agents
This incident is the second attack on an ICE facility in Texas in 2025. On the Fourth of July, an attack at a Texas immigration detention center injured a police officer. Additionally, a man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents leaving a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on July 7.
Vice President JD Vance spoke out against the attack, stating that the “obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop.” He prayed for those hurt in the attack and their families.
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