Republicans have posted messages on social media praising ICE and, in some cases, blaming Democrats and “the far-left” for the shooting.
While law enforcement officials have not yet provided a detailed look at the shooter’s motive, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that an initial review of evidence indicated it was “ideological.” The post oincluded a photo that showed an unspent shell casing engraved with the words “ANTI-ICE.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on X that “horrendous killings must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted an “I stand with ICE” graphic on X.
“Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe,” she wrote.
Several Republican lawmakers posted on social media that they were praying for those who were shot.
“We’re praying for the victims and their families,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said on X. “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.”
Dallas police said at a news conference that no ICE officers. The victims were detainees, authorities said.
The shooting comes amid a recent spate of violence against political figures, including conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated less than two weeks ago, and Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, who were targeted in June in shootings that killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Many Democrats have decried the administration’s immigration crackdown, in some cases slamming it as unconstitutional, “chaos” and an “authoritarian” tactic. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Saturday to ban immigration agents from covering their faces during operations.