Overview

• DHS says cartels are offering $2,000 for doxxing, $5,000–$10,000 for kidnappings or assaults, and up to $50,000 to assassinate high-ranking officials.
• The department reports U.S.-based collaborators, including Chicago street gangs, have been tasked to monitor, harass, and attack federal agents.
• Officials identify spotter networks in Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village, with armed rooftop lookouts using radios to track ICE and CBP movements.
• DHS says Antifa groups in Chicago and Portland have provided logistical support, including posting personal details of federal officers online.
• Federal prosecutors charged Juan Espinoza Martinez with murder for hire over alleged offers of $10,000 to kill a senior ICE agent and $2,000 for information, a case tied to Chicago’s Operation Midway Blitz.