adminAmericans woke up to a chilling reminder that the left’s rhetoric has real-world consequences after a sniper opened fire at a Dallas ICE facility, killing a detainee and wounding others while aiming to terrorize federal officers. Investigators found the shooter had searched for apps that track ICE agents and left notes expressing hatred for the government, evidence that this was a planned, targeted attack rather than a random act of violence.
Newly released surveillance video makes the truth impossible to ignore: ICE agents risked their lives to shield shackled detainees as bullets rained down, contradicting the caricature of ICE as heartless enforcers pushed by radical activists and some in the media. Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson said the footage and the shooter’s notes show he wanted to inflict “real terror” on ICE personnel, a fact that should end any tolerance for political demonization of law enforcement.
Federal investigators uncovered disturbing digital breadcrumbs: the shooter had downloaded lists of DHS facilities and used online tools and apps to map the presence of ICE officers prior to the attack. This wasn’t sophisticated counterintelligence from a foreign adversary; it was a domestic radical weaponizing everyday tech to hunt Americans who answer the call to enforce our laws.
Instead of acting, Big Tech shrugged. Reports say Apple and Google refused to suspend apps that can give users real-time locations of ICE personnel, even after authorities said those tools were used in planning an ambush. If platforms willfully enable the tracking of federal officers and then wash their hands, they are complicit in putting Americans and our communities at risk.
This incident should be a wake-up call to lawmakers who have been soft on hostile rhetoric and soft on tech companies that monetize chaos. Attorney General actions to deploy Justice Department agents to protect federal facilities are necessary, but they are only a defensive move unless Congress strengthens penalties for doxxing and the coordinated tracking of law enforcement. Our leaders must stop pretending these are merely “tools” and start treating them as instruments of violence when used that way.
Let’s also give credit where it’s due: the ICE officers and other federal agents on the ground acted with courage under fire, moving into harm’s way to protect people in their custody. These men and women deserve support, clear policy, and the backing of a country that values order and the rule of law over performative virtue signaling.
Hardworking Americans watching this tragedy unfold should demand accountability from the tech platforms, the activists who cheer threats against officers, and the politicians who refuse to call out this violence for what it is. If we cannot protect the people who protect us, we have failed as a nation; it is past time to defend law enforcement, secure our institutions, and stop the normalization of targeting those who enforce our borders and laws.
