Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice is pursuing federal charges against a man who threatened an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer and the officer’s family during an anti-ICE protest in Newark, New Jersey. According to Blanche, the protester made statements directed at an ICE agent that included threats that the agent and his family would be “all dead.” Fox News and the Washington Times report that federal agents, including the FBI, arrest the suspect. The New York Post describes Blanche’s comments as a vow that federal authorities will arrest and charge the protester, referencing threats made outside the Delaney Hall facility.
Across the outlets, the central allegations involve death threats made at the protest toward an ICE officer and the officer’s family, and the DOJ’s statement that law enforcement will respond through the federal criminal process. The reports do not provide additional details about the suspect’s identity, the specific charges, or the outcome of the arrest beyond the DOJ’s description.
