DHS Reports Surge In Death Threats — 8,000% Spike Against ICE Personnel

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have risen by 8,000%, according to a press release from the agency.

Death threats and doxxing against ICE agents and their families have surged, with bounties reportedly being placed on some agents, according to a DHS press release. Concerns over agent safety have persisted for months, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) arresting ten suspects Wednesday for violent attacks against law enforcement during anti-ICE protests.

“Our ICE law enforcement is now facing an 8,000% increase in death threats against them while they risk their lives every single day to remove the worst of the worst,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.

“From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence and threats against them and their families,” McLaughlin added. “Make no mistake, sanctuary politicians are contributing to the surge in violent threats and assaults of our officers through their repeated vilification and demonization tactics, including gross comparisons to the Nazi Gestapo. This violence against law enforcement must end.”

The department announced the arrest of an illegal immigrant from Mexico earlier in October, Eduardo Aguilar, after he posted a TikTok in which he called for “10 dudes in Dallas with determination who aren’t afraid to [two skull emojis],” offering “$10K for each ICE agent,” according to officials. (RELATED: Appeals Court Blocks Obama Judge Trying To Control Border Patrol In City)

In the same month, an alleged gang member associated with the Latin Kings was accused of offering at least $10,000 to target Commander-at-Large of the Border Patrol, Chief Gregory Bovino, who oversees operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland.

With reported attacks against agents in states like Texas and Illinois, concerns have grown for ICE operations in California and Oregon.

A protester waves a Mexican flag above a crowd during an Anti-ICE protest. (Photo by BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

The Democrat-led states have seen massive protests outside ICE facilities throughout 2025, with multiple arrests of agitators already reported. California passed SB 627 in September 2025, banning law enforcement from wearing masks to conceal their identities during ICE raids.

“At a time right now when it’s hard to even attract people into the field, now we’re not just exposing them, we’re exposing them on their off-duty as well as their families because of doxing,” Republican California Sen. Tony Strickland told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “SB 627, you know, was said to address ICE.”

“But in the state legislature, they have no jurisdiction over federal agents and they exempted the CHP [California Highway Patrol]. So all it does is reckless and dangerous and it hurts our local sheriffs and police officers throughout the state of California,” Strickland added.

Three women—two from Southern California and one from Colorado—were charged on Sept. 26 with following an ICE agent home while live-streaming his address on Instagram.

The Trump administration does not plan to comply with SB 627, which is set to take effect in January 2026.

The latest DHS data comes after its September release, which reported a 1,000% increase in assaults against ICE agents, along with threats and doxxing of their family members.

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