The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the renewal of its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tip line following the recent terrorist attack allegedly carried out by an illegal immigrant in Boulder, Colorado.
“Secretary Noem is revamping ICE’s illegal alien tip line to devote more resources and personnel to help remove these criminal illegal aliens from our country,” the DHS said in a statement on June 2.
Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the Biden administration had failed to investigate millions of illegal immigrants, including terrorists, gang members, and other violent criminals, and that the terrorist attack by “a suspect illegally in our country underscores the importance of getting these illegal aliens out of our country.”
The attack was allegedly committed by Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an illegal immigrant who overstayed his visa and allegedly used a flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack pro-Israel protesters in downtown Boulder last Sunday, injuring at least eight people.
The reactivated ICE tip line gives Americans the ability to report “suspicious criminal activity by illegal aliens, including terrorist activity, gang-related crimes, and suspected sex trafficking” and seeks to ensure “DHS is able to quickly identify, locate, and arrest these criminal illegal aliens,” according to the statement.
Available 24 hours a day and staffed by highly trained specialists, this tip line receives reports from the public and law enforcement on the more than 400 laws enforced by ICE. Reports of suspected criminal activity are received at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423).
This measure is part of President Donald Trump’s policy to combat illegal immigration and strengthen border and homeland security, for which the Pentagon announced a day earlier the assignment of its civilian employees to assist with DHS duties.
“In support of the President’s priority of securing our borders, I am authorizing the detail of Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support its operations at the United States southern border and with internal immigration enforcement,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a June 1 memorandum.
The assignment of DOD civilian employees to DHS in support of critical ongoing operations will be temporary, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.
“Whether on the border or in our communities, allowing qualified DOD civilian employees to support DHS will accelerate the progress already made by Service members in achieving our national security goals.
“Protecting our homeland from bad actors and illegal substances has been a focus of the President and of the Secretary of Defense since Day One of this Administration.”
The Epoch Times has contacted the DOD for additional comment on the measure.
Joseph Lord contributed to this report.
