McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- A Mexican national illegally present in the U.S. allegedly threatened to shoot and kill President Trump, federal officials said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ramon Morales-Reyes, 54, of Mexico on May 22, the Department of Homeland Security said.

The agency said that on May 21, an ICE field intelligence officer received a handwritten letter in the mail from Morales-Reyes, in which he promised to self-deport after he used his gun to shoot Trump in the head at one of his rallies.

“Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday in a statement obtained by Border Report.

“This threat comes not even a year after President Trump was shot in B

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