Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo Monday evening telling agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other agencies to help guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.
The directive came days after a shooting at a Dallas ICE office, which has left two people dead and was the latest in a series of threats or attacks targeting an ICE facility or agents in recent months.
In a memo posted on X, Bondi said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is directing the FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to “immediately direct all necessary officers” to guard ICE facilities and agents. She also announced the formation of a task force to protect ICE agents….