Texas man arrested for threatening ICE agents, Noem on social media

The Dallas Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) team on Wednesday announced it had arrested a Texas man for making threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The arrest comes days after Noem warned Americans against threatening law enforcement officers, stating that anyone who does would be found and prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law.”

The Dallas HSI team identified the man as Robert King, a U.S. citizen, who was arrested in McKinney, Texas.

“King’s alarming social media posts included intentions to ‘open fire’ if agents are seen in his neighborhood,” the office said.

Some of the social media posts claimed that ICE agents were not "real cops" and have "no real authority," according to Fox News. It is not clear what the threats to Noem entailed.

"Like Secretary Noem said: If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. Promises made, promises kept," a Department of Homeland Security official told the outlet.

The arrest comes the day after 40 people with alleged ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested in Texas.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.