ICE Arrests Immigrant for Threatening Trump Assassination

Ramon Morales-Reyes, a 54-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Wisconsin after delivering a handwritten letter with racially charged language to an ICE officer, threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump at a rally before self-deporting to Mexico. Morales-Reyes, who has unlawfully entered the U.S. at least nine times between 1998 and 2005, has a significant criminal history including felony hit-and-run and domestic abuse offenses. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem highlighted the incident's timing, noting it occurred less than a year after Trump was wounded in a Pennsylvania rally shooting and amid heightened rhetoric, including a controversial social media post by former FBI Director James Comey. Noem urged politicians and media to moderate their rhetoric in light of repeated threats against Trump. Morales-Reyes remains in ICE custody in Wisconsin pending deportation proceedings. Multiple sources have confirmed details of the threat and Morales-Reyes's background.