Todd Lyons, the acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clarified on Monday that ICE agents and officers routinely wear face due to the recently announced increase in threats to federal immigration officials, including to their spouses and family members.

Lyons confirmed the use of face masks by ICE agents during a Monday press conference, explaining the practice began after agents were doxxed during a joint operation with U.S. Secret Service in California earlier this year.

“A lot of agencies were invited to come out, two weeks ago, in Los Angeles, where we ran an operation where ICE officers were doxxed,” said Lyons, explaining that photographs of ICE agents were captured, then used to identify agents and their family members.

Lyons told reporters, “I’m so

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