US EditionEnvelopes with white powder sent to two Texas ICE offices, no public threat
Two envelopes with white powder were sent to ICE offices in north Texas amid rising threats; no public danger confirmed, officials say.
- This week, federal officials said two north Texas ICE field offices received envelopes with white powder, including one opened at the ICE Dallas Field Office on Friday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
- Texas has been a focal point for assaults on ICE, with the Antifa July 4 attack charging 16 people and prior sniper and bomb threats at the ICE Dallas Field Office, while ICE-Houston operations continue arrests of violent offenders and gang members.
- Responders including a hazardous-materials team, the Federal Protective Service and the Dallas Fire Department secured ICE facilities, enacted shelter-in-place procedures, inspected the sites, and cleared them to resume normal operations.
- The department emphasized enforcement and investigations while cautioning against incendiary language, noting law enforcement and prosecutors nationwide are arresting and prosecuting attackers and threats.
- In recent months, attacks and threats against immigration officers have surged, with vehicular attacks on ICE officers rising 1,300% and death threats climbing 8,000%.
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Texas ICE Offices Received Envelopes With Suspicious White Powder, DHS Says
Two separate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Texas received envelopes containing suspicious white powder, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed on Nov. 21. “On Friday morning, an ICE officer discovered a white powdery substance in an envelope addressed to the Dallas ICE facility,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. An ICE officer at the Dallas facility opened the…
Envelopes With White Powder Sent to Two Texas ICE Offices
(The Center Square)–Texas remains ground zero for targeted attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In the past few months, ICE facilities in Texas have been the target of shootings, bomb threats and, now, mail with powder substances. Federal officials are investigating two incidents in north Texas after two ICE field offices received envelopes with white powdery substances this week. No threat to the public exists at …
Envelopes with white powder sent to two Texas ICE offices, no public threat
(The Center Square) – Texas remains ground zero for targeted attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In the past few months, ICE facilities in Texas have been the target of shootings, bomb threats, and now, mail with powder substances. Federal officials are investigating two incidents in North Texas after two ICE field offices received envelopes with white powdery substances this week. No threat to the public exists …
Envelopes with white powder sent to two Texas ICE offices, no public threat
(The Center Square) – Texas remains ground zero for targeted attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In the past few months, ICE facilities in Texas have been the target of shootings, bomb threats and, now, mail with powder…
Envelopes with white powder sent to two Texas ICE offices, no public threat
(The Center Square) – Texas remains ground zero for targeted attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In the past few months, ICE facilities in Texas have been the target of shootings, bomb threats and, now, mail with powder…
Envelopes with white powder sent to two Texas ICE offices, no public threat
(The Center Square) – Texas remains ground zero for targeted attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. In the past few months, ICE facilities in Texas have been the target of shootings, bomb threats and, now, mail with powder…
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