One detainee was killed and two more were critically injured after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas was “showered with bullets,” officials say.
Joshua Jahn, a 29-year-old Texan, was identified as the suspect in the sniper shooting. He “fired indiscriminately” at the building around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, hitting a van in the sallyport where the detainees were inside, according to authorities.
No ICE agents were injured in the attack.
One unspent shell casing recovered from the scene had “ANTI ICE” written on it, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X. The exact motive of the shooting remains unclear.
Jahn was found dead on the roof of a nearby immigration attorney's office with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Jahn’s family struggled to process the news. “I’m still trying to…” Noah Jahn told The Independent. “I'm back and forth with the police, I'm just…” He then hung up.
Noah didn’t believe his brother had “strong feelings about ICE,” he told NBC.
The Trump administration has blamed the “left” for the shooting, with President Donald Trump raging on Truth Social, “The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped.”
Key Points
- A suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building, police said
- The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said
- 'ANTI-ICE' engraved on bullet casing found at Dallas ICE facility, FBI director says
- Texas Senator Ted Cruz calls on lawmakers to stop 'demonizing' immigration agents
What we know about the Dallas shooting...so far
04:40 , Rachel Dobkin- One detainee was killed and two more were critically injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas Wednesday morning.
- Joshua Jahn, a 29-year-old Texan, was identified as the suspect in the sniper shooting.
- Jahn was found dead on the roof of a nearby immigration attorney's office with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
- No ICE agents were injured in the attack.
- One unspent shell casing recovered from the scene had “ANTI ICE” written on it, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
- President Donald Trump raged on Truth Social late Wednesday afternoon, “The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped.”
- Jahn’s family struggled to process the news, with his mother, Sharon Jahn, telling The Independent, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. But I just can’t talk to you now.”
ICE director called Dallas shooting his 'worst nightmare'
08:00 , Rachel DobkinActing ICE Director Todd Lyons called Wednesday’s shooting at an immigration facility in Dallas his “worst nightmare.”
“Seeing the photos today, some of the bullets were in an office that I used to have there,” Lyons, who used to work at the facility, told NBC News’ Tom Llamas.
He continued: “It’s just a horrible feeling. People always ask me what’s the thing that keeps me up at night. It’s the safety of the men and women of ICE.”
Republicans condemn ICE center shooting, call for violence to stop
07:15 , Rachel DobkinRepublicans have condemned Wednesday’s shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, calling for the violence to stop.
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana wrote on X: “Another person has been needlessly and senselessly killed today in ANOTHER politically motivated attack at an ICE facility...THIS MUST STOP.”
Another person has been needlessly and senselessly killed today in ANOTHER politically motivated attack at an ICE facility.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) September 24, 2025
We are witnessing the tragic result of months and months of Democrats labeling ICE law enforcement agents - who are simply enforcing the law - as…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana wrote: “Our brave ICE officers put their lives on the line every day to make this country safer, but they continue to face unprecedented violence. It MUST STOP.”
We’re praying for the victims and their families.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) September 24, 2025
Our brave ICE officers put their lives on the line every day to make this country safer, but they continue to face unprecedented violence. It MUST STOP.
God bless the men and women of ICE. https://t.co/6xXToB4adQ
Representative Eli Crane of Arizona wrote: “This violence must stop.”
This violence must stop. https://t.co/ypvcfjWbR3
— Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) September 24, 2025
Watch: Kristi Noem says ICE facility was 'showered with bullets'
06:30 , Rachel DobkinKristi Noem: "We do know that the way this building was covered with bullet holes, which was discovered after the shooting happened, when everybody started to do investigative work, we saw that literally the building was showered with bullets and when we saw the ammunition and… pic.twitter.com/jnfRKWfByQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2025
‘I’m sorry, I’m so sorry’: Suspected ICE sniper’s family breaks silence to express anguish over Dallas shooting
05:45 , Rachel DobkinAs investigators continued to search for answers following a shooting Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, that left one detainee dead and two others wounded, the family of 29-year-old suspect Joshua Jahn struggled to process the news.
Reached by phone at her home in a Dallas suburb, shortly after the deadly incident but before authorities had publicly identified Jahn as the suspect, his distraught mother attempted, but was unable, to put her whipsawing emotions into words.
“I’m sorry, I can’t talk to you right now,” Sharon Jahn told The Independent while sobbing openly. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. But I just can’t talk to you now.”
Read more from Justin Rohrlich:
Suspected ICE sniper’s family breaks silence to express anguish over Dallas shooting
Watch: 'Border Czar' Tom Homan tells Gavin Newsom 'good luck' with ICE mask law
05:00 , Rachel Dobkin“Border Czar” Tom Homan told California Governor Gavin Newsom “good luck” with a new state law banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks during raids.
Question: What is your message to Gavin Newsom, who says that ICE agents will be require to not wear masks in his state?
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 25, 2025
Homan: Good luck with that pic.twitter.com/9k5ADeKnoP
Texas governor calls Dallas shooting 'attack against our country'
04:20 , Rachel DobkinTexas Governor Greg Abbott has called Wednesday’s shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas an “attack against our country.”
"Any loss of life is bad, but this is an assault now. Not just on ICE agents. This is an assault on the federal government simply trying to enforce the law,” Abbot told CBS News Texas.
He continued: “This is unacceptable. Unacceptable to see these multiple high number of attacks on ICE on law enforcement. It's an attack against our country itself."
Watch: Kristi Noem says 'we're not gonna stand for this' after Dallas shooting
04:00 , Rachel DobkinBREAKING: Homeland Security Secretary @KristiNoem on ICE attack
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) September 24, 2025
“He shot into a building, into a carport area, targeting ICE. Our law enforcement face cartels, terrorists, and violent networks daily. President Trump is furious — and so am I. We will hire more officers and make… pic.twitter.com/nRroqF1bA2
Almost 80% of voters believe America is ‘in political crisis’ and more than half are concerned violence will worsen, poll shows
03:40 , Rachel DobkinAlmost 80 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is in crisis and more than half are concerned that political violence will worsen in the coming years, a new poll has found.
In the wake of recent seismic events, including the assassination of MAGA commentator Charlie Kirk, a poll by Quinnipiac University showed 79 percent of voters agreed that the country was “in political crisis,” while 18 percent said it was not.
Along party lines, 93 percent of Democrats agreed, as did 60 percent of Republicans.
"The [Charlie] Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
Read more from Mike Bedigan:
Almost 80% of voters believe America is ‘in political crisis,’ poll shows
Rep. Nancy Mace slams 'abolish ICE' rhetoric
03:20 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, has criticized “abolish ICE” rhetoric after three detainees were shot at a Dallas immigration center.
Every time a politician says “abolish ICE” they’re telling radicals to aim at the men and women who protect us.
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) September 24, 2025
Dallas lawmaker says ICE center shooting 'not about politics'
03:00 , Rachel DobkinRafael Anchía, a Democrat Dallas lawmaker, said in response to Wednesday’s shooting at an ICE center, “This is not about politics—every person who values their neighbor must denounce violence in all forms and commit to meaningful action to address the gun violence epidemic.”
My statement on the deadly shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas this morning: pic.twitter.com/gVwH0FrrkJ
— Rafael Anchía (@RafaelAnchia) September 24, 2025
Texas Democrat criticizes Republicans for making 'all of their comments' about law enforcement
02:40 , Rachel DobkinRepresentative Mark Veasey, a Texas Democrat, has criticized Republicans for making “all of their comments” in the wake of a shooting at an ICE center in Dallas Wednesday about law enforcement.
Veasey told CNN that Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said at the end of a news conference that no law enforcement officials had been injured in the shooting “when all of their comments had been about law enforcement.”
“ These are people too. The migrants are individuals, they're people. And the fact that their lives meant nothing to our governor, to our senator, to the mayor,” Veasey said. “And they were just glossed over for these talking points so they could make it sound as if this is some sort of partisan fight that Democrats and Republicans are having. I think it is sad and very reflective of the time that we live in, and we gotta do better.”
Three detainees were shot, one of whom died, when suspected gunman Joshua Jahn opened fire early Wednesday morning, according to authorities. Jahn died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Trump administration has pinned the violence on “left-wing extremism” as the FBI says “anti-ICE messaging” was found on shell casings at the scene.
A motive for the shooting has yet to be made public.
Kristi Noem confronted on claims the "left" is to blame for Dallas shooting
02:30 , Rachel DobkinHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was confronted by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday night about claims from the Trump administration that the "left" is to blame for the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.
Despite little details about the shooting and no motive from the suspected shooter Joshua Jahn being released to the public, President Donald Trump said “the continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of [conservative activist] Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped.”
Vice President JD Vance called the shooter “a violent left-wing extremist.”
When Collins asked if the assessments made by Trump and Vance were “based on information that the Department of Homeland Security provided to them,” Noem appeared to beat around the bush.
The secretary said the shooter “ is someone who is very much against our ICE officers and the work that they were doing and opposed to what they're doing, just opening up fire on an ICE processing facility, where they knew that law enforcement officers would be and individuals would be, gives us some indication as to how this individual felt.”
Noem added: “ I can't speak to what the president and vice president were briefed on, but people don't write ‘anti-ice’ on ammunition and then fire into a building that support the work that our law enforcement are doing.”
Mike Johnson reacts to Dallas shooting: 'This must stop'
02:00 , Rachel DobkinHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has reacted to the shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas Wednesday.
“Another person has been needlessly and senselessly killed today in ANOTHER politically motivated attack at an ICE facility,” he wrote on X.
Johnson continued: “We are witnessing the tragic result of months and months of Democrats labeling ICE law enforcement agents - who are simply enforcing the law - as ‘authoritarians’ and comparing them to the ‘Gestapo.’ THIS MUST STOP.”
Another person has been needlessly and senselessly killed today in ANOTHER politically motivated attack at an ICE facility.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) September 24, 2025
We are witnessing the tragic result of months and months of Democrats labeling ICE law enforcement agents - who are simply enforcing the law - as…
Watch: Kristi Noem says to choose policy change over 'attacking innocent people'
01:40 , Rachel DobkinNoem: We follow the law. If these politicians don't like it, then go ahead and change it. Quit going out and giving speeches. Go actually do something with your lives and accomplish something and have a debate over policy, rather than just attacking innocent people and people who… pic.twitter.com/OiDrYA7IeR
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 24, 2025
Video games, cars and marijuana: Report reveals suspected shooter's online history
01:20 , Rachel DobkinA New York Times report has revealed some online history from Joshua Jahn, the man suspected of opening fire on an ICE facility in Dallas.
The NYT found Jahn had two Reddit accounts, where he talked about “video games, cars, ‘South Park’ and marijuana.”
Jahn was previously charged for selling marijuana in 2015, the NYT reported, citing public records.
But when it came to politics, the NYT didn’t find much.
Jahn had voted in a Texas Democratic primary election in March 2020, according to records. He was registered to vote as an independent in Oklahoma, where his parents own property, per the NYT.
The Trump administration has pinned the violence on “left-wing extremism” as the FBI says “anti-ICE messaging” was found on shell casings at the scene.
A motive for the shooting has yet to be made public.
Kristi Noem orders increased security at ICE facilities
01:00 , Rachel DobkinHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has ordered increased security at ICE facilities across the country following Wednesday’s shooting in Dallas.
In light of today's horrific shooting that was motivated by hatred for ICE, Secretary Noem has ordered DHS to immediately begin increasing security at ICE facilities across the country.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) September 24, 2025
This shooting must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has… pic.twitter.com/BkXVa5aQLn
LULAC condemns Dallas shooting
Thursday 25 September 2025 00:40 , Rachel DobkinThe League of United Latin American Citizens has condemned the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility Wednesday.
"Violence is never the answer, and our nation must not normalize these horrific acts," said Roman Palomares, LULAC National President and Chairman of the Board.
Palomares continued: "We grieve with the families of the victims and urge Americans to lower the temperature in our public discourse."
Three ICE detainees were shot, one of whom died. The suspected gunman, Joshua Jahn, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No ICE agents were injured in the shooting.
Watch: DHS official blames Gavin Newsom and other Democrats for 'violence against law enforcement'
Thursday 25 September 2025 00:20 , Rachel DobkinDHS official Tricia McLaughlin has blamed California Gavin Newsom and other Democrats for “violence against our law enforcement.”
DHS official Tricia McLaughlin: "What did we did in World War 2 against the Nazis? We fought them and we killed them. And this is the rhetoric that is directly contributing to threats and violence against our law enforcement." pic.twitter.com/HCShYPbO3Q
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 24, 2025
DHS says Dallas shooting should serve as a 'wake-up call'
Thursday 25 September 2025 00:00 , Rachel DobkinThe Homeland Security Department said the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility should serve as a “wake-up call that violent rhetoric about ICE has consequences.”
This vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) September 24, 2025
This shooting must serve as a wake-up call that violent rhetoric about ICE has consequences. Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences. pic.twitter.com/SpVvl2DOqZ
Watch: ICE director said Dallas shooting was a 'definite attack on law enforcement'
Wednesday 24 September 2025 23:50 , Rachel DobkinActing ICE Director Todd Lyons said the shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas Wednesday was a “definite attack on law enforcement,” despite no officers being injured.
"I'm extremely proud of the brave men and women on the ground. They went into those vehicles to rescue those detainees while they were under fire." —Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons pic.twitter.com/umhV4lvsSu
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) September 24, 2025
Scene secure at Dallas ICE center
Wednesday 24 September 2025 23:37 , Rachel DobkinImmigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday evening law enforcement had “secured the scene” at a Dallas ICE center where a gunman opened fire earlier Wednesday.
ICE and Dallas police have secured the scene at our Dallas field office, where a shooter opened fire on the facility this morning, firing indiscriminately at the building, including at a transport van in the sallyport.
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) September 24, 2025
We can confirm that three detainees were shot while inside…
Fox News host bizarrely claims Texas ICE shooting is ‘why Jimmy Kimmel needed to say I’m sorry’
Wednesday 24 September 2025 23:20 , Rachel DobkinFox News' Bill Hemmer made a wild reach on Wednesday when he tried to link a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas to Jimmy Kimmel’s apparent lack of remorse after his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk’s death.
Three people were shot at a Dallas ICE facility when a gunman opened fire from an adjacent rooftop. Law enforcement confirmed that at least one victim died at the scene, and the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities confirmed that no officers were hurt in the attack.
The FBI Director Kash Patel shared a photo of bullet casings on social media, with "anti-ICE" scrawled on one of them.
On Tuesday night, Kimmel returned to television after he was briefly suspended for accusing MAGA Republicans of trying to score “political points” in the aftermath of political influencer Kirk’s shooting, and “trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them."
Read more from Graig Graziosi:
Fox News host tries to tie Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ICE shooting in Dallas
Witnesses heard several gunshots in Dallas shooting
Wednesday 24 September 2025 23:00 , Rachel DobkinWitnesses heard several gunshots as they waited outside the Dallas ICE facility where a shooting occurred early Wednesday morning, according to audio obtained by CNN.
Denises Robleto was waiting in a car for her mother, who had an appointment inside the facility, when gunshots rang out.
“That’s very close, that’s very close,” one woman in the car can be heard saying in Spanish.
In Pictures: Police seen investigating a vehicle near Dallas shooting
Wednesday 24 September 2025 22:40 , Rachel DobkinLaw enforcement, including the FBI, was seen investigating a vehicle near the Dallas ICE center shooting.
The photos appear to be of the same car that Fox 4 News Dallas-Forth Worth said investigators believe to be the shooting suspect Joshua Jahn’s vehicle.
The vehicle has a map attached to it that reads, “Radioactive fallout from nuclear formations that've passed over these areas more than 2x since 1951."
FBI Dallas appeals to public for more information on deadly Dallas ICE facility shooting
Wednesday 24 September 2025 22:30 , Kelly RissmanIn a social media post Wednesday afternoon, the FBI Dallas account asked the public to report any information to the bureau that it may have about the shooting that left one ICE detainee dead and two others critically injured.
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“FBI Dallas continues to investigate this morning's shooting at a Dallas ICE Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) facility. We ask that the public report any information by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI,” the bureau wrote.
Provide any photos, video, or other media related to this morning's shooting via the following link: http://fbi.gov/dallaseroshooting
FBI Dallas continues to investigate this morning's shooting at a Dallas ICE Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) facility. We ask that the public report any information by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI. If you have any photos, video, or other media related to this morning's shooting,… pic.twitter.com/ElEDaWk2vV
— FBI Dallas (@FBIDallas) September 24, 2025
One injured detainee identified as Mexican national
Wednesday 24 September 2025 22:22 , Rachel DobkinOne of the detainees critically injured in the Dallas ICE center shooting has been identified as a Mexican national by the country’s foreign affairs ministry.
“Consular officials have contacted the victim's family to provide support and legal assistance,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The consulate is in ongoing communication with the authorities in charge of the investigation and is waiting for authorization to visit the hospitalized Mexican citizen.”
Suspected sniper’s family breaks silence to express anguish over Dallas shooting
Wednesday 24 September 2025 22:15 , Kelly RissmanAs investigators continued to search for answers following a shooting Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, that left one detainee dead and two others wounded, the family of 29-year-old suspect Joshua Jahn struggled to process the news.
Reached by phone at her home in a Dallas suburb, shortly after the deadly incident but before authorities had publicly identified Jahn as the suspect, his distraught mother attempted, but was unable to, put her whipsawing emotions into words.
“I’m sorry, I can’t talk to you right now,” Sharon Jahn told The Independent. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. But I just can’t talk to you now.”
Justin Rohrlich has the story.
Suspected ICE sniper’s family breaks silence to express anguish over Dallas shooting
In photos: Dallas ICE facility shooting leaves one detainee dead and two injured
Wednesday 24 September 2025 22:00 , Kelly Rissman
One detainee killed, two injured, DHS says, revising previous statement
Wednesday 24 September 2025 21:40 , Kelly RissmanOne ICE detainee has been killed and two others were critically injured in the attack at the Dallas facility Wednesday morning, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Earlier in the day, DHS said two detainees had died and one was hospitalized in critical condition.
DHS told NBC News in a statement it was issuing “a correction to information it released earlier today regarding the attack that took place at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Dallas field office” and that as of 2:30 p.m. local time in Dallas, “one detainee is deceased, and two others are in critical condition.”
The victims have not yet been named.
Attack is 'result of the Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing' law enforcement, Trump says
Wednesday 24 September 2025 21:29 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump said he had been briefed on Wednesday’s fatal shooting in a post on Truth Social, placing blame on the “radical left democrats” for “demonizing” law enforcement officers:
It has now been revealed the deranged shooter wrote “Anti-ICE” on his shell casings. This is despicable! The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the “WORST of the WORST” Criminals out of our Country, but they are facing an unprecedented increase in threats, violence, and attacks by Deranged Radical Leftists.
This violence is the result of the Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing Law Enforcement, calling for ICE to be demolished, and comparing ICE Officers to “Nazis.” The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped.
ICE Officers, and other Brave Members of Law Enforcement, are under grave threat. We have already declared ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization, and I will be signing an Executive Order this week to dismantle these Domestic Terrorism Networks. I AM CALLING ON ALL DEMOCRATS TO STOP THIS RHETORIC AGAINST ICE AND AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT NOW!
The Trump Administration is fully committed to backing Law Enforcement, Strong Borders, securing our Homeland, deporting Violent Illegal Criminals, and fully rooting out the Left Wing Domestic Terrorism that is terrorizing our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Vance says he's 'mourning and rooting for' Dallas ICE shooting victims
Wednesday 24 September 2025 21:17 , Andrew FeinbergAfter his remarks in Concord, North Carolina, Vice President JD Vance discussed the Dallas ICE facility shooting, offering prayers for the victims.
"We're all mourning and rooting for and praying for everybody who was injured at that ICE facility, and as far as we know, it looks like some of the detainees, in other words, some of the potential illegal aliens, were some of those who are affected,” the vice president said.
“Look, just because we don't support illegal aliens, we don't want them to be executed by violent assassins engaged in political violence."
Vance said generally that if your political rhetoric encourages violence against law enforcement then “you can go straight to hell.”
Democrats needed to stop saying that everyone who disagrees with them is a Nazi, he added. That is the way to stop political violence, he said.
WATCH: Vance blames 'violent left-wing extremist' and says ICE facility shooter was 'politically motivated'
Wednesday 24 September 2025 20:36 , Kelly Rissman'It will take all of us... to quell this epidemic of violence': DNC chair says in wake of attack
Wednesday 24 September 2025 20:26 , Kelly RissmanDNC Chair Ken Martin denounced the attack at the Dallas ICE facility and said it takes “all of us” to quell “epidemic of violence” as some Republicans point fingers at Democrats in the wake of the shooting.
“Today, America experienced another horrific act of violence that killed two ICE detainees and injured another in Dallas, Texas,” Martin said in a statement, adding he was praying for the victims and labeling the incident as a “senseless and cowardly attack.”
“Let me be clear: It will take all of us — not just one side of the aisle or the other — to quell this epidemic of violence, which has no place in our democracy. Democrats remain committed to resolving differences through debate and elections, not with weapons,” he said. “We also remain committed to enacting commonsense solutions to curb gun violence all across our country.”
Martin’s comments come after several Republicans and members of the Trump administration, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, pointed fingers at the left’s rhetoric in the wake of the shooting.
“Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe,” Leavitt wrote on X.
Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe. pic.twitter.com/GsqWiXvnRu
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) September 24, 2025
Vance blames 'violent left-wing extremist' for Dallas attack as probe into incident is ongoing
Wednesday 24 September 2025 20:14 , Kelly RissmanVice President JD Vance blames a “violent left-wing extremist” for the Dallas ICE facility attack that left two detainees dead and one critically injured as the investigation into the incident continues.
“I said Charlie Kirk’s assassination was the most political and disgusting violence that we’ve had in this country in the last couple of weeks. And that was true maybe until this morning,” the vice president said, referring to the Dallas shooting.
Vance made the remarks while speaking about the Trump administration's efforts on public safety, support for law enforcement, and tax policy in Concord, North Carolina on Wednesday.
The facility was “opened fire upon by a violent left-wing extremist, a person who wrote ‘anti-ICE’ messaging on their bullets, and there’s some evidence that we have that’s not yet public, but we know this person was politically motivated,” Vance continued.
The shooter was "politically motivated" to go after law enforcement, he said, calling it “the most disgusting thing.”
Officials have not yet publicly named the suspect. Kash Patel, the FBI director, posted a photo on social media of unspent shell casings recovered from the scene, including one that was scrawled the phrase “ANTI ICE.”
The investigation into the incident is still ongoing, authorities have said.
Officials have not publicly named the suspected shooter, although media outlets have identified him as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn.
New photos reveal bullet holes at Dallas ICE office
Wednesday 24 September 2025 19:45 , Kelly RissmanDHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin shared new images from inside the Dallas ICE facility office where a gunman opened fire Wednesday morning, leaving two detainees dead and another in critical condition.
The images reveal bullet holes in the windows and a glass casing around an American flag.
“Pray for the victims of the Dallas Field Office Attack. Like everyone else, our ICE law enforcement officers just want to go home to their families at night,” she wrote.
“They are fathers and mothers. Sons, and daughters, brothers and sisters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer. The violence and dehumanization of these men and women must stop.”
Pray for the victims of the Dallas Field Office Attack.
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) September 24, 2025
Like everyone else, our ICE law enforcement officers just want to go home to their families at night. They are fathers and mothers. Sons, and daughters, brothers and sisters.
They get up every morning to try and make our… pic.twitter.com/EIk8yrq4J3
What we know about suspected shooter Joshua Jahn
Wednesday 24 September 2025 19:30 , Kelly RissmanJoshua Jahn, 29, has been identified by multiple outlets as the shooter involved in Dallas ICE facility shooting.
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two ICE detainees were killed and another detainee is hospitalized in critical condition.
The shooter “fired indiscriminately” into the Dallas ICE building, including at a van carrying the detainees, the Department of Homeland Security has said.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo of bullets recovered from the scene, including one scrawled with the phrase: “ANTI ICE.”
“He didn’t have strong feelings about ICE as far as I knew,” Noah Jahn, Joshua’s older brother, told NBC News before learning that his brother had been identified as the suspect.
“I didn’t think he was politically interested,” the brother added. “He wasn’t interested in politics on either side as far as I knew.”
He and Joshua grew up in Texas; their parents had a rifle and Joshua would’ve known how to use it, he told the outlet.
“He’s not a marksman, that’s for sure,” Noah said. “He would not be able to make any shots like that.”
Shooting comes amid standoff between California Governor Newsom and DHS
Wednesday 24 September 2025 19:15 , Kelly RissmanWednesday’s shooting at the Dallas ICE facility transpired days after the Department of Homeland Security said it will refuse to comply with a new California law that bans ICE agents from hiding their faces during immigration raids.
California Governor Gavin Newsom gave his assent to a bill forbidding local or federal law enforcement agents to wear ski masks, neck gaiters, or other face coverings while on official business on Saturday.
Wearing masks is rare in the history of American law enforcement, but has become routine under the Trump administration as agents reportedly racing to fulfill stringent arrest quotas round up thousands of immigrants without criminal records.
Io Dodds has the full story.
DHS says it will ignore California ban against ICE agents wearing masks on duty
WATCH: FBI says 'Anti-ICE' was written on bullet casings of sniper in Dallas detention center attack
Wednesday 24 September 2025 19:00 , Kelly RissmanSuspected shooter identified as FBI says he wrote ‘Anti ICE’ message on rounds
Wednesday 24 September 2025 18:35 , Kelly RissmanJoshua Jahn, 29, has been named as the suspected shooter in the Dallas ICE facility shooting that left two detainees dead and another in critical condition, according to reports.
Multiple law enforcement sources told the Daily Mail and NBC News confirmed Jahn as the suspect. Officials have not publicly named the suspect or the victims.
The shooter “fired indiscriminately” at the Dallas ICE building, including at a van in the sally port where the victims were shot, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The shooter is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. He was reportedly found dead on the roof of a nearby immigration attorney's office.
Although the investigation is ongoing, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X that one of the unspent shell casings was engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.”
The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of targeted violence, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Joseph Rothrock said.
Everything we know about the Dallas ICE facility shooting so far
Wednesday 24 September 2025 18:11 , Kelly RissmanThe suspected sniper who killed two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees and wounded another in a shooting at a facility in Dallas was found with “anti-ICE messaging,” according to the FBI.
No ICE agents were injured in the shooting at the holding center in northwest Dallas, officials confirmed, but the victims were ICE detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said.
In total, four people were shot in the violence that unfolded Wednesday morning, including the suspect who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Dallas police said.
Joseph Rothrock, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the Dallas field office, said the incident is being investigated as an act of targeted violence, while FBI Director Kash Patel said casings recovered from the scene were “engraved with the phrase ANTI ICE.’”
Officials have yet to reveal the identities of the victims or the suspect.
Rhian Lubin has the latest.
Dallas ICE shooting suspect found with ‘Anti-ICE’ message after killing two detainees
Two detainees were killed, DHS says
Wednesday 24 September 2025 18:01 , Kelly RissmanTwo detainees are now confirmed dead, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The shooter “fired indiscriminately” at the Dallas ICE field office building, including at a van in the sally port where the victims were shot, a statement from the department read.
Three detainees were shot; two are deceased while and the other is in critical condition, according to the statement.
Trump administration calls on Democrats to 'stop demonizing' immigration officials after shooting
Wednesday 24 September 2025 17:50 , Kelly RissmanTrump administration officials have blamed the left for its rhetoric about immigration officials in the wake of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the shooting should serve as a “wake-up call to the far-left.”
“For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed. These horrendous killings must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences,” she wrote in a post on X.
“Comparing ICE Day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences. The men and women of ICE are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters,” Noem continued. “The violence and dehumanization of these men and women who are simply enforcing the law must stop.”
For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) September 24, 2025
These horrendous killings must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences. Comparing ICE Day-in…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt similarly urged Democrats to quit “demonizing” immigration officials in the wake of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility.
“Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe,” she wrote on X on Wednesday.
Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe. pic.twitter.com/GsqWiXvnRu
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) September 24, 2025
Her post comes after FBI officials announced that a shell casing engraved with “ANTI-ICE” was recovered from the scene.
The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Little other information about the suspect is publicly known at this time.
Leavitt used the same phrase as Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who at a press conference on Wednesday demanded all lawmakers to stop ‘demonizing’ agents.
“To every politician who is demonizing ICE, who is demonizing CBP: stop,” Cruz said.
"In America, we disagree," he added. "That's fine, that's the democratic process, but your political opponents are not Nazis."
Another 'act of targeted violence' against a Texas ICE facility occurred just two months ago
Wednesday 24 September 2025 17:30 , Kelly RissmanAn FBI official noted Wednesday’s attack in Dallas marks “just the most recent example of targeted violence” against an ICE facility in Texas, referring to the July 4 attack against a nearby immigration center.
On July 4, a group of attackers dressed in black military-style clothing opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, southwest of Dallas, Texas, authorities have said.
Fourteen people have been since charged in connection to the attack.
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