DALLAS, TX- Federal authorities have charged an illegal alien from Mexico with a plot where he posted a TikTok video offering $10,000 to anyone who killed an ICE agent. He was later found with a loaded gun, officials said, according to The New York Post.
Eduardo Aguilar, 23, was picked up last Tuesday in Dallas after he posted the footage on Oct. 9, seeking “10 dudes” in the city who would be willing to kill ICE agents in exchange for money, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security said.
The post, published in Spanish, said, “10 dudes in Dallas with determination who aren’t afraid to [skull emojis]”--a common slang for death–followed by a message offering “10k for each ICE agent.”
Court documents showed the text appearing over a photo of Dallas, where Augilar lives.
“Threats against our law enforcement officers are completely unacceptable,” said Nancy Larson, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, in a statement.
“All threats against our agents and officers will be investigated thoroughly, and anyone who threatens or puts a bounty on agents will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent.”
Officials found a loaded .9mm handgun in Aguilar’s car when he was arrested, which is a violation of federal law banning illegal aliens from carrying firearms.
The Post said Aguilar crossed the border in 2018 as an “unaccompanied minor,’ and a year later, an immigration judge issued a final order of removal. Since that time, he has accumulated a number of liquor-related charges, DHS said.
“We are thankful this illegal alien who had a firearm in his possession was arrested before he could kill one of our law enforcement officers,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
“Our agents are facing ambushes, terrorist attacks, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice.”
“Threats against our law enforcement officers are completely unacceptable,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “All threats against our agents and officers will be investigated thoroughly, and anyone who threatens or puts a bounty on agents will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.”
“The FBI takes threats of violence to our law enforcement partners seriously, and will thoroughly investigate anyone that commits these types of offenses,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock.
Aguilar faces charges of transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat and will remain locked up and in federal custody, according to authorities.
He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
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