Vice President J.D. Vance has confirmed rumors that Wednesday’s deadly attack on an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, was carried out by a “left-wing extremist.”
The 29-year-old suspect, Joshua Jahn, is said to have fired indiscriminately at the ICE facility, Breitbart reported.
The attack resulted in the killing of one detainee and the injury of two before he turned the gun on himself.
No law enforcement officials were harmed in the attack.
.@VP SLAMS Democrats for their constant demonization of ICE agents: In Dallas, Texas, an ICE facility was opened fire upon by a violent left-wing extremist… We know this person was politically motivated.
“It is time to STOP the rhetorical assault on law enforcement.” pic.twitter.com/KLAnRSB8UU
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 24, 2025
As news of the attack began spreading online, some on the Left speculated without evidence that a bullet engraved with the simple message “anti-ICE” had been planted by the FBI to frame Trump’s political opponents.
FBI director Kash Patel shared further updates Thursday, saying Jahn wrote a note about creating “terror” for ICE agents.
This morning just before 7am local time, an individual fired multiple rounds at a Dallas, Texas ICE facility, killing one, wounding several others, before taking his own life. FBI, DHS, ATF are on the ground with Dallas PD and state authorities.
While the investigation is… pic.twitter.com/SMOyxiKLqA
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) September 24, 2025
The suspect had also searched the gruesome video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and looked up ballistics information, Patel said.
Democrats responded to the shooting by condemning “dehumanizing” rhetoric toward immigrants, although the evidence suggests that ICE agents were the intended target.
In a statement, House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY), Whip Katherine Clark (MA), and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said:
“No one in America should be violently targeted, including our men and women in law enforcement who protect and serve our neighborhoods, and the immigrants who are too often the victims of dehumanizing rhetoric.”
Republicans say Democrats are responsible for the attack, citing a pattern of rhetoric from the left comparing ICE agents to soldiers of an authoritarian regime.
Hours before the shooting, Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom (CA) compared ICE to a “private domestic army.”
Democrats have also pushed to require ICE agents to go maskless, and left-wing activists routinely threaten to expose agents’ identities.
During a speech in Charlotte, North Carolina, Vance said there is a difference between criticizing the administration’s policies and demonizing people who work for the government.
Those who attack law enforcement can “go straight to hell,” Vance said.
“In Dallas, Texas, an ICE facility… was opened fire upon by a violent left-wing extremist, a person who wrote ‘ANTI-ICE’ messaging on their bullets,” Vance said.
“And there’s some evidence that we have that’s not yet public, but we know this person was politically motivated.”
Trump has also weighed in, demanding that Democrats dial down their rhetoric immediately.
“This violence is the result of the Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing Law Enforcement, calling for ICE to be demolished, and comparing ICE Officers to ‘Nazis,'” Trump wrote in a social media post.
“I AM CALLING ON ALL DEMOCRATS TO STOP THIS RHETORIC AGAINST ICE AND AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT NOW!” Trump added.
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