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Federal investigators give details on fatal ICE attack
The FBI says the ICE Detention Facility remains an active crime scene. No timeline was given as to when the facility will resume its day-to-day operations. FOX 4 learned that the gunman had been planning this attack for months.
DALLAS - The Department of Homeland Security is increasing security at its ICE facilities across the country following an attack in Dallas.
DHS officials said ICE officers are facing more than a 1,000% increase in assaults against them. There have been bomb threats, cars used as weapons, and rocks and Molotov cocktails thrown at ICE officers across the country.
Local perspective:
Marco Charles, the Dallas field office director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, said ICE is taking steps to harden its facility. He would not go into detail, citing security reasons.
"ICE continues to prioritize the safety and security of our personnel, detained aliens and facilities. We will do everything possible to increase security to counter the increased wave of these lethal attacks. Again, we call on those who mean violence and vilify our law enforcement officers to cease the dangerous rhetoric. We also call on law-abiding Americans everywhere to report any suspicious activity," he said. "The rhetoric that is being said by some community leaders and other states needs to stop. There's been an increase in violence against ICE agents, not only in Texas and in Dallas, but across the country in violent protests. Again, I ask everybody, just stop."
Dallas ICE Remains Closed
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Dallas ICE facility remains closed after shooting
Investigators continue their work at the Dallas ICE facility after a gunman shot and killed a detainee on Wednesday. FOX 4's Megan Boyd shares details on the security increase and when the facility plans to reopen.
What we know:
The Dallas ICE facility is expected to remain closed until at least Monday. The FBI said it remains an active crime scene.
The facility, which is located along the Stemmons Freeway, is mostly used to process detainees after they are identified and held at local jails. They either have their bond set there or are taken to other ICE detention centers in Texas.
It’s also used for immigration check-ins. Those check-ins are a regular part of ICE operations as a way to keep track of migrants in and around North Texas.
DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 24: Dallas Police work the scene where a shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, September 24, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Two detainees were killed, and one was wounded after being shot from …
A handful of people did show up for appointments on Thursday morning because they said they weren’t sure what they were supposed to do.
A few others who had appointments on Wednesday returned on Thursday, trying to figure out the same thing.
"We come here to this country for a better opportunity for our children and for our family and it’s not fair. Hopefully the Lord takes charge of all this because enough is enough," one person told FOX 4.
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FBI Director Kash Patel released some information about the suspected shooter on Thursday morning, more than 24 hours after the shooting.
What we don't know:
It’s still very unclear what’s expected of people who already had appointments scheduled for the next few days.
FOX 4 has reached out to DHS both locally and nationally to try to get that answered. Local immigration attorneys said they have not been told what to do.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Department of Homeland Security and interviews with immigration attorneys and people who had appointments scheduled at the Dallas ICE facility.