DALLAS — As the investigation into the shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas continues, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is zeroing in on increasing security measures at its facilities across the country.
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This is not the first attack on the Dallas facility. Last month, there was a bomb threat at the same facility
DHS said ICE officers are facing a more than 1,000% increase in assaults against them
Alex del Carmen, a professor of criminology at Tarleton State University, said most of the facilities where ICE agents work and detainees are processed have been repurposed. Some experts told Spectrum News that there is not enough security in place to protect agents or detainees
DHS said it will immediately begin increa