Three detainees were shot at the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office during a movement in the facility’s sally port on Wednesday morning, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
“Multiple” victims are dead, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told ABC News, while Dallas police said one person was killed and two were hurt while people were moved through the facility’s secured passageway.
The shooter — who appeared “to be a sniper from an elevated position” firing from “a couple hundred yards” away — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Lyons said. Dallas police said it appears the shooter fired from an adjacent building.
Police respond to the area around the Dallas ICE field office in Dallas, Texas, Sept 24, 2025.
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Texas Department of Transportation traffic camera shows heavy police presence by the Dallas ICE field office.
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Officers exchanged fire with the shooter, according to Lyons said, who added that “all ICE agents and officers at [the] location are accounted for.”
The incident comes as ICE has been ramping up deportation efforts throughout the country and Homeland Security officials have been warning that agents and officers from their agencies have been facing increased violence and threats. Two Texas facilities were targeted this July: a police officer was shot at an ICE detention facility in Alvarado and a gunman opened fire at the entrance of the Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen.
Lyons said he would put all ICE facilities on a higher alert to protect agents and civilians carrying out the agency’s mission.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
