Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said cartels, gangs and terrorist groups are offering about $2,000 for kidnapping and $10,000 for killing specific ICE officers.
• Noem said criminals are circulating photos and personal details of several agents to plan ambushes, and DHS pledged to shield identities and bolster operational safety.
• Noem said the Treasury Department is reviewing potential financing channels linked to the alleged bounty activity.
• The warnings follow recent violence against immigration enforcement, including a sniper attack at an ICE facility in Dallas that left one dead and two injured and a Chicago caravan confrontation that ended in a fatal shooting.
• President Donald Trump ordered 300 National Guard troops to Chicago in response, a move opposed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.