A tragic incident erupted at the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office early Wednesday morning, with three detainees shot during a movement within the facility’s sally port, as confirmed by law enforcement sources.
The acting ICE Director, Todd Lyons, reported multiple fatalities. In a separate statement, Dallas police indicated one person lost their life and two others were injured during the incident in the facility’s secured passageway.
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The shooter, described by Lyons as a sniper positioned at an elevated location a couple of hundred yards away, tragically ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot. Dallas police corroborate this report, suggesting the shooter fired from a neighboring building.
Officers engaged in a firefight with the shooter, and all ICE agents and officers at the location are accounted for, according to Lyons. This development follows earlier reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been accelerating deportation efforts nationwide. Homeland Security officials have voiced their concerns about increased violence and threats faced by agents and officers from their agencies. Indeed, two Texas facilities were targeted in July: a police officer was shot at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, and a shooting occurred at the entrance of the Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen.
Lyons has announced plans to increase alert levels at all ICE facilities to protect agents and civilians as they fulfill the agency’s mission. This tragic incident evidences the rising tensions around immigration enforcement in our country. This raises important questions about the safety of those tasked with enforcing immigration laws and the detainees in their care. Stay informed, and remember the importance of understanding all sides of this complex issue.