A man was arrested Monday night after raising alarm at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas by claiming he was carrying a bomb in his backpack. The incident occurred on August 25, 2025, around 6:37 p.m., and forced the activation of an emergency protocol.
According to the Department of Homeland Security(DHS), the suspect was identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson, a 36-year-old U.S. citizen. Upon arriving at the main entrance of ICE headquarters in Dallas, Wilkinson showed a security guard a device on his wrist that he said was a detonator and claimed he was carrying explosives in his backpack.
Emergency protocol activated
Following the threat to ICE in Dallas, a shelter-in-place was ordered and 911 was immediately called.
The Dallas Police Bomb Squad responded to the scene:
After about 40 minutes of review, he declared the area clear of danger at 7:19 p.m.
The incident ocurred on August 25, 2025
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Wilkinson was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, which in Texas is a felony.
DHS stated that the case will be investigated by federal and local authorities to determine if there are additional links or background information that would aggravate the charges.
Context of increasing attacks against ICE
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The incident is not isolated.
According to the DHS official statement, attacks against ICE agents and offices have increased by 1,000% in the last year.
Just two weeks earlier, an office in New York received a letter containing suspicious white powder, and in San Francisco a man was arrested after threatening to stab an officer and attack his family.
A senior DHS official noted that “months of inflammatory rhetoric against ICE, comparing agents to the Nazi Gestapo or hijackers, has fueled a culture of hatred against law enforcement.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned that anyone who assaults or threatens federal agents will face “the full force of the law.”
Importance for the Hispanic community
For many immigrants in the U.S., these incidents generate uncertainty, as ICE offices are places where people with open immigration proceedings or detained family members go.
The authorities reiterated that, despite the increased threats, care services will continue as normal and that strict security measures are being maintained.
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