US EditionSecurity Concerns Heightened in NYC After Deadly Dallas ICE Facility Shooting
The shooter fired from an elevated position, injuring three detainees with one fatality in a targeted attack amid rising violence against ICE agents nationwide.
- On Wednesday, at least three people were injured in a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, with gunfire striking detainees in vehicles around 6:40 a.m.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the shooting came amid rising attacks on ICE officers nationwide and protests tied to immigration enforcement, with 11 elected officials arrested last week.
- Investigators identified the shooter as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn and said he fired from an elevated position into the sally port and vehicles before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Lyons said the agency will reassess operations and posture, noting ICE was already under a 'higher threat posture' and officials pledged equipment support as NYPD counter-terrorism bureau secured immigration courts in New York.
- Lyons offered condolences and a vow, noting one detainee died at the scene and two detainees remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon near morning commute I-35 hours, saying `We won't be stopped by it`.
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Apple, Google Refuse To Suspend ICE-Tracking Apps Used By Dallas Shooter
In a chilling social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel described how Wednesday’s sniper at a Dallas ICE facility gathered intelligence online for the ambush that left one ICE detainee dead and two seriously injured. Authorities say suspected killer Joshua Jahn, 29, committed suicide after the ambush. While retracing Jahn’s movements and writings, the FBI […]
ICE facilities on higher alert after deadly Dallas shooting, director says, as FBI investigates as 'act of targeted violence'
Stewart F. House/Getty Images (DALLAS) — Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said he would put all ICE facilities on a higher alert following a shooting at a Dallas field office on Wednesday which killed one detainee and critically wounded two others. While no officers were injured, the Department of Homeland Security said the shooting was “an attack on ICE law enforcement.” The suspected shooter has been identified by…
According to authorities, the shooting may have been more deadly, citing the shooter's "high power rifle" and the area he targeted.
ICE head says deadly Dallas facility shooting "could have been worse," calling it an "indiscriminate" attack
Todd Lyons, head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the shooter "fired indiscriminately" into the ICE field office in Dallas and vehicles stationed there.
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