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On the morning of September 24, 2025, a gunman opened fire from a rooftop into the secure sally port of an ICE field office in Dallas, striking a transport van and killing at least one detainee while critically wounding others before taking his own life. This was not random mayhem; it was a calculated attack on a federal immigration enforcement facility that could have been far worse if not for rapid response by law enforcement.
Federal authorities later reported that unspent ammunition recovered at the scene bore the words “ANTI-ICE,” and the FBI said it is investigating the shooting as an act of targeted violence against immigration officers and their operations. The ugly inscription undercuts any claim that this was merely an isolated, apolitical act and instead points to an ideological motive aimed squarely at those doing the government’s work.
This attack fits a grim pattern: federal immigration facilities across Texas and elsewhere have become frequent targets for extremists and opportunists who think violence will advance a political agenda. Americans who value law and order should be alarmed that soft rhetoric and political scoring have helped normalize hostility toward officers doing dangerous work on our behalf.
Let’s be blunt: when elected officials and media outlets cheer for “abolishing” an agency or treat enforcement as illegitimate, they create cover for the violent fringe. Instead of reflexive handwringing and “both sides” equivocation, leaders should name the problem and defend the men and women who enforce our laws and keep our communities safe.
The Department of Homeland Security and federal law enforcement must immediately beef up protection for ICE facilities, transport van sally ports, and personnel, and the Justice Department should pursue anyone who incites or materially supports this kind of domestic terrorism to the fullest extent of the law. Preventing another atrocity requires resources, intelligence, and a zero-tolerance approach to politically motivated attacks.
Americans who work hard and play by the rules have every right to demand accountability and common-sense security measures, not sanctimony. The perpetrators of political violence deserve no platform, no apology, and no excuses from those who have turned border enforcement into a political cudgel.
We should pray for the victims and their families, stand with our federal agents, and insist our leaders restore respect for the rule of law. If we allow violent rhetoric to go unanswered, we invite more bloodshed; patriotic Americans must say enough is enough and defend those who defend our nation.
