{"id":2490632,"date":"2025-09-24T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-newsom-targeted-ice-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:02:58","slug":"after-newsom-targeted-ice-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-newsom-targeted-ice-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"After Newsom Targeted ICE, Shooter Tries To Murder ICE Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-newsom-targeted-ice-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a deadly shooting at an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility in Dallas, Texas, where two people were killed and another injured. The shooter, who died from a self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-injured-1-suspect-in-custody-following-shooting-at-philadelphia-transportation-station\/\" title=\"8 injured, 1 suspect in custody following ... at Philadelphia transportation station\">-inflicted gunshot wound<\/a>, left behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-half-of-us-voters-support-the-firing-of-leftists-celebrating-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk\/\" title=\"Over Half of US Voters Support the Firing of Leftists Celebrating the Murder of Charlie Kirk\">bullet casings engraved<\/a> with anti-ICE messages. This attack follows heightened inflammatory rhetoric against ICE by politicians,including California Governor Gavin Newsom,who described immigration enforcement as &#8220;authoritarian&#8221; and encouraged &#8220;pushing back&#8221; during an appearance on *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*. Other Democratic figures have similarly criticized ICE, with statements accusing the agency of aggressive actions and likening it to oppressive forces. Officials, including ICE&#8217;s acting Dallas field director and Senator Ted Cruz, condemned such rhetoric, warning that it incites violence against ICE personnel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-whistleblower-protection-agency-confirms-irs-illegally-retaliated-against-agents-in-hunter-biden-case\/\" title=\"Federal Whistleblower Protection Agency Confirms IRS Illegally Retaliated Against Agents in Hunter Biden Case\">article emphasizes concerns<\/a> that unfriendly political discourse is contributing to real-world attacks on immigration enforcement officers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1970836815532687457\">  Benny Johnson\/X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/after-gavin-newsom-targeted-ice-on-colbert-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents-in-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=After%20Gavin%20Newsom%20Targeted%20ICE%20On%20Colbert,%20Shooter%20Tries%20To%20Murder%20ICE%20Agents%20In%20Dallas&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/after-gavin-newsom-targeted-ice-on-colbert-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents-in-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=After%20Gavin%20Newsom%20Targeted%20ICE%20On%20Colbert,%20Shooter%20Tries%20To%20Murder%20ICE%20Agents%20In%20Dallas&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/after-gavin-newsom-targeted-ice-on-colbert-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents-in-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/after-gavin-newsom-targeted-ice-on-colbert-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents-in-dallas\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=After%20Gavin%20Newsom%20Targeted%20ICE%20On%20Colbert,%20Shooter%20Tries%20To%20Murder%20ICE%20Agents%20In%20Dallas&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/after-gavin-newsom-targeted-ice-on-colbert-shooter-tries-to-murder-ice-agents-in-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Two people are dead after a shooter whose bullet casings reportedly had &ldquo;anti-ICE messages&rdquo; on them targeted an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas. Just hours earlier, California Gov. Gavin Newsom described immigration enforcement as &ldquo;authoritarian&rdquo; and suggested people would &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-zuckerberg-admits-censorship-and-vows-to-curb-election-donations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg admits censorship and vows to curb election donations - Washington Examiner\">push back&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in an appearance on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At least two individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/09\/24\/dhs-issues-statement-targeted-attack-dallas-ice-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were killed<\/a> with a third injured after a gunman opened fire on an ICE transportation vehicle in Dallas early Wednesday morning. Investigators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dallas-ice-facility-shooting-shooter-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that rounds found near the shooter &mdash; who died of a self<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-inflicted gunshot wound &#038;mdash<\/a>; were inscribed with anti-ICE messaging. Notably, there was a bomb threat at the same facility last month, according to DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1396258455\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials blamed increasingly inflammatory rhetoric directed toward ICE and law enforcement for the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>Acting field office director for ICE Dallas Joshua Johnson said: &ldquo;This is the second time I have had to stand in front of you and talk about a shooter at one of my facilities. And I think that the takeaway from all of this is that the rhetoric has to stop. There are people out there who are seeing what is being placed online, and they&rsquo;re coming and they&rsquo;re doing acts of violence against ICE employees. So that&rsquo;s kind of all I have for today is that it&rsquo;s just got to stop. It&rsquo;s dangerous. And people are losing their lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz issued a similar statement, saying: &ldquo;To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and demonizing CBP, stop. To every politician demanding that ICE agents be doxed and calling for people to go after their families, stop. This has very real consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those warnings point to the kind of rhetoric that has been circulating in the hours and months before the attack. <\/p>\n<p>While on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> on Tuesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/willcain\/status\/1970876657834832287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsom<\/a> criticized &ldquo;Masked men, jumping out of unmarked cars, people disappearing, no due process, no oversight, zero accountability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People ask: &lsquo;Well, is &ldquo;authoritarianism&rdquo; here being hyperbolic?&rsquo; Bullsh-t, we&rsquo;re being hyperbolic. If you&rsquo;re a black and brown community, [authoritarianism is] here, in this country,&rdquo; he said, adding that people would &ldquo;push back&rdquo; against the &ldquo;authoritarian actions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This rhetoric is similar to that shared by other members of the Democrat Party.<\/p>\n<p>Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries alleged ICE agents were engaging in &ldquo;aggressive overreach&rdquo; and that they should be doxed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not the 1930s, and every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will, of course, be identified,&rdquo; Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/migrantinsider.com\/p\/hakeem-jeffries-vows-to-unmask-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Failed vice presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5310171-dhs-on-walz-labeling-ice-agents-modern-day-gestapo-sickening\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CDonald%20Trump's%20modern%2Dday%20Gestapo,and%20enemies%2C%E2%80%9D%20Walz%20said.&amp;text=Copyright%202025%20Nexstar%20Media%20Inc,for%20president%20again%20in%202028?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Walz referred to ICE agents as &ldquo;modern-day<\/a> Gestapo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re in unmarked vans, wearing masks, being shipped off to foreign torture dungeons, no chance to mount a defense, not even a chance to kiss a loved one goodbye, just grabbed up by masked agents, shoved into those vans, and disappeared,&rdquo; Walz said. <\/p>\n<p>Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/1940171130163392827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused<\/a> ICE of &ldquo;acting like a terrorist force,&rdquo; claiming people &ldquo;are being kidnapped and disappeared off the street by masked men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democrat Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F9kPpgCwXdM&amp;t=439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maxwell Frost<\/a> told ICE agents to &ldquo;quit now&rdquo; if they had &ldquo;any decency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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