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Dallas Man Charged Over TikTok Post Allegedly Offering $10,000 to Kill ICE Agents

TikTok account data helped a rapid multiagency probe identify the suspect, who remains detained on a federal threat complaint.

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent waits as a group of undocumented men, not pictured, are deported to Mexico at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, California, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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Overview

  • Eduardo Aguilar, 23, was arrested in Dallas and charged by criminal complaint with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce.
  • The October 9 post, in Spanish, said he needed “10 dudes in Dallas” unafraid to die and offered “10K for each ICE agent,” according to court records.
  • A U.S. magistrate in Dallas ordered Aguilar held in federal custody after his initial appearance; he faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
  • The FBI’s Dallas Field Office led the case with assistance from Dallas police, Texas DPS, U.S. Marshals, HSI, ICE-ERO, Federal Protective Service, Garland police, and ATF.
  • DHS said a loaded 9mm handgun was found in Aguilar’s vehicle at arrest and noted he entered the U.S. in 2018 with a 2019 final removal order, while investigators consider further action.