Have there been recent incidents of ICE agents or their families being doxxed in 2024–2025?
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Executive summary
Yes. Multiple news and government accounts from 2024–2025 document doxxing incidents and related harassment of ICE employees and their families, including a large online data dump claiming roughly 4,500 DHS and ICE personnel, individual criminal complaints alleging targeted postings and “swatting” instructions dating back to January 2024, and DHS statements warning of surges in threats and doxxing in 2025 [1] [2] [3].
1. A large leak: the “ICE List” website and its claims
A widely reported doxxing repository that launched in mid‑2025, known as “ICE List,” claims to host personal data on about 4,500 DHS, ICE and Border Patrol employees — a dataset its operator says was supplied by a DHS whistleblower and is intended to identify officers involved in enforcement incidents, which officials say puts agents and their families at risk [1] [4] [5]. Media accounts note the site amassed large traffic and that the operator says much of the material was crowd‑sourced and augmented with AI verification; DHS and allied lawmakers urged legal responses to such sites [6] [4].
2. Documented criminal harassment and targeted posts stretching into 2024
Court filings and indictments cited by DHS and other outlets allege specific doxxing campaigns that predate the 2025 leak: an accused harasser allegedly posted an ICE attorney’s home address and urged “swatting,” and prosecutors say that campaign targeted the attorney and her family beginning January 2024; other cases include livestreaming and posting an agent’s home address that led to federal indictments [2] [7]. DHS has publicly described arrests tied to doxxing and said it would prosecute such activity to the fullest extent of the law [2] [3].
3. DHS’s public framing and its statistics on threats and assaults
The Department of Homeland Security has issued multiple statements characterizing a sharp uptick in threats and doxxing of federal immigration officers in 2025, citing large percentage increases in assaults and death threats and linking some incidents to organized online lists and local protests; DHS has also repeatedly vowed legal action against those who post officers’ personal information [8] [3] [5]. These statements form the backbone of official concern, though the department’s figures and characterizations have been used to press for both enforcement and protective policies [8] [3].
4. Independent and media reports confirm but add context and disputes
News outlets and independent reports corroborate that personal information has been published online and that doxxing websites exist, and some investigative pieces trace particular leaks to inside sources or to hacker groups claiming to have posted spreadsheets of officials’ data; however, reportage varies on scale, provenance, and intent — some outlets emphasize public‑accountability motives, others stress safety risks and criminality [9] [4] [5]. The coverage shows a contested landscape in which activists say exposure targets wrongdoing, while officials argue the same disclosures endanger families.
5. What’s clear, and what remains uncertain
What is clear from the record provided is that doxxing incidents affecting ICE personnel occurred across 2024–2025: individual criminal cases alleging posting of addresses and swatting instructions (with alleged harassment beginning Jan. 2024) and a broader 2025 online compilation claiming thousands of names [2] [1]. What is less settled in the available reporting is the full provenance and accuracy of every leaked entry, the scale of resulting violence directly traceable to those lists, and independent verification of some DHS claims tying specific actor groups or foreign cartels to targeted threats — those assertions are reported as department claims but are not fully substantiated in the sourced material here [3] [9].
6. Competing narratives, incentives and the stakes
The story sits at the intersection of accountability activism, operational security, and political theater: advocates argue that naming agents involved in controversial arrests documents abuses and empowers community oversight, while DHS and allied lawmakers frame doxxing as a public‑safety threat and a pretext for prosecutorial and protective measures; media and political actors on both sides have incentives to amplify incidents that advance their narratives, making independent verification and measured legal responses especially important [10] [5] [3].