The FBI is investigating reports of an “incendiary device” being thrown at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night.
There were no reports of injuries or significant damage, the FBI said in a statement.
“There is no known threat to public safety at this time,” the statement said.
Video online shows crime scene tape and law enforcement outside the building, which also houses an immigration court.
The FBI did not immediately return a request for comment. Atlanta police directed questions to federal authorities.
Attacks on ICE Personnel
DHS said that assaults and threats against ICE agents and offices have surged in recent months. Officials with the department have said that rhetoric around ICE since President Donald Trump’s election has led to more attacks against the agency.
There have been 647 assaults against ICE officials from Jan. 20, 2025, to Sept. 20, 2026, DHS said in a press release in September. The number of assaults represents an increase of 1,649 percent from the 37 assaults on ICE officials from Jan. 20, 2021, to Sept. 20, 2022, under the Biden administration, it said.
“The brave men and women of ICE, who are simply enforcing the laws mandated by Congress and protecting the American people, are under attack every single day,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in the Sept. 24 statement.
In July, acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said that because of smears and hoaxes spread by sanctuary politicians, ICE was facing increased threats, and she called on “sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
