FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that a 29-year-old man who opened fire on an unmarked ICE van in Dallas on Wednesday had researched apps to track ICE agents and left notes expressing a desire to instill “real terror” in them. The shooter, Joshua Jahn, killed an illegal alien detainee and wounded two others before taking his own life. Police recovered bullet casings marked with the phrase “anti-ICE” at the scene. While ICE was the clear target, no agents were injured in the attack.

Patel detailed evidence of a meticulously planned left-wing domestic terror operation during a Thursday update on X. The suspect downloaded a document listing DHS facilities and conducted searches for ballistics information and a video titled “Charlie Kirk Shot Video” between September 23-24. Between August 19-24, he researched apps tracking ICE agents’ movements. A recovered note read: “Hopefully this will give ICE agents real terror… is there a sniper with AP rounds on that roof?”

SignalSafe, an app tracking ICE activity since April, was among the tools linked to the attack. Joe Rothrock, an FBI field agent in Dallas, called the incident part of a broader pattern of violence against ICE agents tied to President Trump’s immigration policies.

Recent attacks on ICE personnel include:
– A Chicago suburb incident where a suspect fled a traffic stop and injured an ICE officer by dragging him.
– A Yakima, Washington, attack where activists set fire to an ICE office.
– An Dallas ICE officer dragged behind a vehicle for over a block.
– A McAllen, Texas, shooting targeting Border Patrol agents, leaving two officers and one employee wounded.
– Antifa agitators in Alvarado, Texas, ambushing an ICE facility on July 4, injuring a responding officer.
– An ICE vehicle rammed in Linda Vista, California, by a man evading arrest, followed by attacks from activists.
– A violent antifa uprising against an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, requiring federal intervention.

The Department of Homeland Security reported a 1000% surge in violence against ICE agents. A DHS statement condemned “hateful anti-ICE rhetoric,” blaming sanctuary politicians for endangering agents. Federal authorities recently arrested six masked agitators in Eugene, Oregon, for disrupting an ICE office, with charges including trespass and property damage.