Texas Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot ICE Agents

A Texas man was apprehended after allegedly threatening on Facebook to shoot and kill federal immigrant agents.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Robert King, a U.S. citizen was taken into custody in McKinney, accused of making "terroristic threats" against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Secretary Kristi Noem.

A DHS spokesperson told Newsweek: "If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer, we will find you and prosecute you."

Why It Matters

ICE has become a flashpoint in the national immigration debate as the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts. The agency has been granted greater authority. Threats against federal immigration authorities have become more prevalent. President Donald Trump pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants suspected of living in the country illegally. The White House has said anyone living in the country illegally is a "criminal."

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