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In a significant development, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) apprehended an individual in San Francisco accused of sending a menacing death threat to Todd Lyons, the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The suspect was reportedly incensed by ICE’s enforcement of immigration laws.
Daniel Barber allegedly sent a disturbing email on June 6, filled with incendiary language and threats. The email, in part, read: “YOUR GESTAPO NAZI MAGGOT ICE AGENTS SHOULD BE TERRIFIED.” Barber further advocated for extreme violence, suggesting that ICE agents deserved to be forcibly detained by armed citizens, subjected to public trials, and executed.
The email’s alarming content prompted ICE to initiate an investigation, which quickly led to the identification of Barber as the sender. His criminal record is extensive, including a 1990 conviction for murder and robbery, alongside various arrests for burglary, battery, and vehicle theft.
Following their investigation, HSI arrested Barber on April 10, ensuring a potentially volatile situation was defused before any harm could occur.
HSI arrested him on April 10.
“Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
“The men and women of ICE are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer. Like everyone else, they just want to go home to their families at night. The violence and dehumanization of these men and women who are simply enforcing the law must stop.”
Barber’s threatening missive and subsequent arrest came at a time when threats and assaults on immigration agents have skyrocketed.
According to DHS, ICE agents are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults, an 8,000% increase in death threats and a more than 3,300% increase in vehicle attacks.