Detainee killed, 2 wounded in sniper attack on US immigration facility
 

A sniper opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and wounding two others before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the gunman fired “indiscriminately” from the roof of a nearby building, striking the ICE facility and a van in the sallyport where the victims were located. DHS initially reported two detainees dead and one injured, but later corrected the toll to one dead and two critically wounded. The Mexican foreign ministry confirmed that one of the injured is a Mexican national.

Authorities have not officially released the suspect’s identity, but media outlets named him as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn. The FBI said evidence at the scene, including ammunition marked with “ANTI-ICE,” indicated he specifically targeted the agency. FBI Director Kash Patel condemned the attack, calling it “a despicable, politically motivated assault on law enforcement.”

The ICE office where the shooting occurred is a processing facility for detainees awaiting transfer to longer-term centers. The incident has fueled debate over political rhetoric surrounding ICE, which has faced sharp criticism for its role in former President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

“For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric before someone was killed,” said ICE official Noem, urging critics to recognize the real-world consequences of heated language.

This shooting follows a series of violent incidents against immigration authorities in Texas. In July, attackers targeted an ICE center in Alvarado with fireworks and graffiti, leaving a police officer injured. Days later, a gunman armed with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, wounding two police officers and a Border Patrol employee before being shot dead.