An unlawful alien has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after he allegedly threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that ICE brokers had arrested 54-year-old unlawful alien Ramon Morales-Reyes of Mexico on Might 22 after he threatened to kill the president.
The day earlier than his arrest, ICE officers mentioned Morales-Reyes handed an intelligence officer a handwritten observe during which he promised to assassinate Trump at one in all his rallies earlier than self-deporting from america.
“We’re uninterested in this president messing with us Mexicans — we’ve performed extra for this nation than you white individuals — ” the observe from Morales-Reyes reads:
My household and I believe it’s time Donald J. Trump get what he has coming to him. I’ll self-deport myself again to Mexico however not earlier than I exploit my 30 yard 6 to shoot your valuable president in is [sic] head — I’ll see him at one in all his large rallies. [Emphasis added]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
“Due to our ICE officers, this unlawful alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars,” Noem mentioned in a press release.
“This risk comes not even a yr after President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania and fewer than two weeks after former FBI Director Comey referred to as for the President’s assassination,” Noem mentioned. “All politicians and members of the media ought to take discover of those repeated makes an attempt on President Trump’s life and tone down their rhetoric. I’ll proceed to take all measures needed to make sure the safety of President Trump.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service brokers after an assassination try at a marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Morales-Reyes has illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border a minimum of 9 occasions between 1998 and 2005, ICE officers mentioned. The unlawful alien has an intensive felony historical past, together with felony hit-and-run, felony harm to property, and disorderly conduct with a home abuse modifier.
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