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flag ICE officer threats up 8,000% amid online bounties and political rhetoric, DHS says.

flag Death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have surged 8,000%, according to the Department of Homeland Security, with officials citing online bounties, doxxing, and threats against officers and their families. flag DHS attributes the spike to heightened rhetoric, including comparisons of ICE to the Nazi Gestapo and inflammatory statements by some political figures. flag The department has arrested individuals for posting threats, including a Texas man offering $10,000 bounties on ICE agents via TikTok. flag DHS Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to prosecute threats and reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to immigration enforcement despite the dangers.

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