By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- • A website that publishes names of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol personnel says a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower provided personal data on about 4,500 agents and employees.
- • The group, called “ICE List,” claims the information includes roughly 2,000 frontline ICE and Border Patrol agents and about 2,500 support staff.
- • The founder of the site lives outside the United States and said the alleged disclosure followed the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
- • U.S. officials have warned that publishing law enforcement personnel’s personal information could pose safety risks, and federal legislation has been proposed to criminalize the intentional release of officers’ identities.
WASHINGTON — A website that publishes names of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol personnel says it has obtained personal information on approximately 4,500 federal agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees from an alleged internal source.
The founder of the site, which operates outside the United States, told media outlets that the dataset includes about 2,000 frontline immigration enforcement officers and roughly 2,500 employees in support roles.
According to the site’s founder, the alleged disclosure followed heightened tensions after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Officials and lawmakers have cautioned that publishing personal information of law enforcement personnel could endanger officers and their families. Federal legislation introduced last year seeks to criminalize the intentional release of a federal officer’s identity when it obstructs enforcement duties.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned doxxing efforts, though the department has not publicly confirmed the alleged leak or disclosed any internal investigative status.