A Texas man was arrested for “making terroristic threats” against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, the Dallas Homeland Security Investigations arm said Wednesday.
Robert King, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody in McKinney, Texas after he made the threats, the agency said in a post on X.
“King’s alarming social media posts included intentions to ‘open fire’ if agents are seen in his neighborhood,” the group said in a post with a photo of a man in handcuffs and several officers with their faces blurred.
The arrest comes just days after Noem responded to another online post about the Trump administration and ICE’s work to deport migrants across the country.
In a post on X on Sunday, Noem said “If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
Another social media user was advising his followers to shoot at ICE members who are arriving in communities in unmarked vehicles and use it as a “self-defense case.” The TikTok video has since been taken down.