DALLAS, the United States - One person was shot dead and two others injured, with the shooter also dead, at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility here in the southern state of Texas on Wednesday morning, US media outlets reported.
The reports quoted Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, as saying there were "multiple injuries and fatalities" and the shooter was found dead of a "self-inflicted gunshot wound."
The Dallas Police Department said in a social media post that the shooting occurred at about 6:40 am local time (1140 GMT). The shooter opened fire from a nearby building, killing one person at the scene. Two others were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
"The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families," US Vice-President JD Vance wrote on social media platform X above a post by Noem about the shooting.
Noem said investigators did not know a motive yet. Further details of the shooting were not immediately clear.
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of homeland security, told Fox News that no federal agents were shot.
The Dallas ICE center has been the site of weekly morning prayer vigils, where a few dozen community members in support of immigration raise signs with messages like "families belong together" and "due process," The New York Times reported.
Mexico slams US for immigration raids
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday condemned the immigration raids carried out in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying a diplomatic note was sent to Washington requesting an investigation into the recent deaths of two Mexican nationals.
"Yesterday a diplomatic note was sent on this case, requesting that all investigations be carried out, and if anyone is responsible for human rights violations, that they be punished," the president said at her daily press conference.
Mexican migrants Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez died following ICE raids and detention in the United States.
Sheinbaum lamented the criminalization of migrants in the United States and stressed her government's initiatives in support of Mexicans living there, including establishing an emergency hotline, and strengthening services that offer technical and legal advice.
Washington's aggressive anti-immigrant policies impact not just Mexicans but also the US economy, where business owners "in agriculture and services are reporting problems because they cannot hire workers," said Sheinbaum.
The president reiterated that Mexicans living in the United States, whether they are first, second, third, or fourth generation, contribute significantly to the US economy, and they also contribute to the Mexican economy through the remittances they send home.
"We oppose such treatment and the raids that have been carried out which, in addition, cause fear and anxiety," she added.
