As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations ramp up across the country, federal agents in the field are encountering threats to themselves and their families. Federal agents are being doxxed, threatened, and abused in the field.
Pfluger (R–San Angelo), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, has gained bipartisan support to increase federal penalties for individuals who dox, intimidate, or threaten federal agents.
During a Wednesday hearing on the issue, California Democrat Lou Correa said he would sign onto the legislation if it also included elected officials.
The increase in penalties follows DHS’s statement last fall condemning the threats to federal law enforcement.
In addition to threats facing law enforcement, Pfluger asked Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin whether or not there were people who were let into the country that matched the description of individuals on the terror watchlist.
“Every single week, we’re arresting terrorists, either coming across our border or that are already in this country,” replied Mullin.
