Dallas ICE facility shooting follows Newsom remarks about ICE
Gunman killed two detainees and wounded a third at a Dallas ICE facility hours after California Gov. Gavin Newsom described ICE as Trump's private domestic army
An early Wednesday gunfire attack at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility left two detainees dead and a third wounded, with the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a nearby rooftop. Federal authorities said the shooting is being investigated as an act of targeted violence. Investigators found ammunition engraved with the words ANTI-ICE at the scene, and evidence was recovered as detainees were being transferred and the facility's portcullis was open.
Hours earlier, California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke on a late-night TV program, blasting federal agents and the Trump administration, and describing immigration enforcement as authoritarian. He argued the ICE issue is alarming beyond words, saying that for Black and Brown communities the danger is real. He said these are not just authoritarian tendencies; these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government. Newsom also described a chilling impact on other law enforcement and noted that last week he signed a bill barring ICE agents from masking their identities during raids.
Reaction to Newsom's remarks was swift, with critics labeling the rhetoric inflammatory and politically charged, especially in the wake of the Dallas shooting.
FBI officials described the Dallas shooting as an act of targeted violence. The Dallas Field Office said investigators are reviewing ballistics, surveillance video and other evidence. The shooter has not been identified. The ammunition recovered at the scene bore the words ANTI-ICE. Officials said there is no indication the attack was motivated by Newsom's remarks, but the timing sparked renewed debate about immigration enforcement and public safety and how political rhetoric intersects with law enforcement.
Authorities continue to search for motive and any possible connections, while the broader political debate over immigration enforcement and accountability continues. The investigation remains active, and officials have called for calm and evidence-based discussion.
