BREAKING: Dallas ICE Shooting--Detainees Targeted; shooter dead

A grim scene unfolded in Dallas this morning, as a shooting at an ICE detention facility left two dead, including the attacker, and at least three detainees wounded. Fox News' Griff Jenkins, on the ground in Texas, reports the shooter took his own life after opening fire during a detainee transfer. Sources confirm no law enforcement officers were harmed, but the human toll is stark, with one detainee killed and others injured in what authorities are calling a deliberate attack.

The chaos erupted around 6:30 a.m. local time, per high-ranking Dallas Police Department sources, when the shooter exploited an open sally port during the transfer process, attempting to force his way into the facility. 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn't hold back, confirming "multiple fatalities" in a statement on X: "There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas ICE Detention Facility. Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities. The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gunshot wound."

Noem went further, pointing to a broader pattern of hostility: "While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families." Her words carry weight in a climate where ICE has become a lightning rod for criticism, often vilified by activists and politicians alike.

Vice President JD Vance echoed the sentiment, slamming what he called an "obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE." 

In a post on X, he added, "I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families." The rhetoric isn't just political noise, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, speaking on Fox News, noted this wasn't the first threat to the facility. "Just a month ago to the day, there was a viable bomb threat" in Dallas, she said, suggesting the shooter may have been casing the location for some time. "It looks like he could have been watching to look at the processing and see what happens on a day-to-day basis at this Dallas field office," McLaughlin added. Her warning to critics was blunt: "We don't want to get anyone killed."

The incident has Texas lawmakers on edge. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued a statement vowing to monitor the situation closely: "My team and I are closely monitoring the situation at the ICE Detention Facility in Dallas. We are praying for the swift recovery of those injured, and we are deeply grateful to the brave first responders who rushed to the scene."

What's clear is that this wasn’t random. The shooter’s timing, targeting a vulnerable moment during detainee processing, suggests premeditation. Yet the motive remains murky, and investigators are digging for answers. McLaughlin promised Homeland Security would "get down to the bottom" of it, but for now, the focus is on the victims, detainees caught in the crossfire of a violent act.

This attack lands in a tense national conversation about immigration enforcement, where ICE agents are increasingly painted as villains. Noem, Vance, and McLaughlin are all calling for a de-escalation of the heated rhetoric, but whether that plea will be heard is anyone’s guess. For now, Dallas mourns, and a shaken nation waits for clarity on yet another tragedy.

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