Overview
- DHS says threats now include bounties, doxxing, stalking, and intimidation of officers’ families, calling the trend unprecedented.
- Officials cite the Dallas arrest of Eduardo Aguilar, accused of soliciting the murder of ICE agents in a TikTok post offering $10,000 per killing.
- Reported incidents include a threatening voicemail to an officer’s spouse invoking Nazi references and posts in Ferndale, Washington urging harassment of ICE personnel.
- Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin faults “sanctuary politicians” for rhetoric that she says fuels violence against officers.
- DHS, citing Secretary Kristi Noem, vows continued enforcement and prosecutions, as the DOJ reports recent arrests tied to violent anti-ICE protests and prior DHS data showed assaults on ICE rising 1,000% earlier in 2025.