According to DHS, several coordinated campaigns have targeted ICE personnel in recent months:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a strong condemnation on Monday following a surge of targeted harassment, online doxxing, and violent threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and their families. The agency said assaults on officers have risen by over 1000%, calling on politicians and media figures to moderate their rhetoric toward immigration enforcement.

Harassment and Doxxing Incidents

According to DHS, several coordinated campaigns have targeted ICE personnel in recent months:

• Livestream pursuit: Three women were indicted in September after allegedly following an ICE agent to his home, broadcasting it live on social media, and revealing his address online while shouting “neighbor is ICE” and “ICE lives on your street.”
• Threats to families: In Texas, an ICE officer’s spouse reportedly received an explicit death threat over the phone, while another officer’s partner in Massachusetts was sent a Facebook message promising “retribution.”
• San Diego case: DHS said Gregory John Curcio, 68, was arrested for allegedly posting an ICE attorney’s private details online and urging others to “swat” her — a dangerous tactic involving fake emergency calls. Court documents accuse Curcio of a harassment campaign spanning more than a year.

Symbolic Violence and Intimidation

DHS also cited a Halloween display in Houston depicting effigies of ICE agents hung from gallows, surrounded by coffins and barbed wire under a Mexican flag — imagery the agency described as “a mock execution ground.”

DHS Response and Warning

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the escalation of violence and what she called “dehumanizing comparisons” made about ICE officers:

“These threats against our brave ICE officers and their families are disgusting. These men and women risk their lives every day to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members,” McLaughlin said. “They’re fathers and mothers, sons and daughters — and they deserve to come home safely at night. The violence and demonization must stop.”

DHS urged the public to report harassment or doxxing incidents targeting ICE officers by calling 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or submitting information via the agency’s online tip form.

Editor’s note: The individuals named in the DHS release have been charged but not convicted. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.