Overview
- Eduardo Aguilar, 23, was arrested in Dallas after an Oct. 9 video sought “10 dudes” and offered “10K for each ICE agent,” according to federal officials.
- He is charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate or foreign commerce and is being held in federal custody pending prosecution.
- Agents reported finding a loaded 9mm handgun in his vehicle at the time of arrest, noting federal prohibitions on firearm possession by undocumented immigrants.
- Homeland Security officials and the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas publicly condemned the threat and praised the arrest.
- Investigators used TikTok information to help identify and locate the suspect, according to published reports, and a multiagency investigation remains active.