Convicted Killer Threatens ICE, Spikes in Attacks

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI and covering the nation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement just nabbed a California man named Daniel Barber for firing off a death threat to their acting director Todd, Lions. This U.S. citizen got picked up April 10th in San Francisco. After agents traced an email, he sent June 6th, 2025, straight at Lions, and other ICE staff. The message was raw, pushing for violence against ICE officers and claiming they deserve execution while calling on folks to rise up and attack. Barber is no stranger to trouble, with a 1990 conviction for murder and robbery, plus arrests for burglary, battery, and car theft. DHS is calling it out loud, with their acting assistant secretary labeling it a disgusting threat from a convicted killer. They point to a massive spike in dangers for ICE personnel, like a more than 1,300 percent jump in assaults, 8,000, percent more death threats, and over 3,300 percent increase in vehicle attacks.

1:03Officials tie some of this heat to rhetoric painting IC as oppressors, which fuels hostility toward agents enforcing immigration laws on serious criminals. Barber faces federal charges for threatening officials, though details on his lawyer or exact counts aren't out yet. Threats like this get full investigations and prosecutions every time, underscoring how ICE stays locked in on protecting borders, despite the rising, static.