Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says specific agents have been doxed and targeted with bounties of $2,000 to kidnap and $10,000 to kill.
• Noem described a Chicago incident in which agents were followed and cornered before shots were fired, and local officials said a woman was hospitalized in fair condition.
• Noem attributes the targeting to organized actors including gangs, cartel members and known foreign terrorist organizations, citing DHS intelligence.
• DHS says it has assigned protective details and altered operations to safeguard personnel, and federal enforcement in Chicago will continue with possible expansion to other cities.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is assisting in tracing funding behind the alleged operations, while Noem criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker denounced federal tactics after more than 900 arrests in Illinois.