US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Wednesday that a shooting took place at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas. 

Authorities said two people were killed and one other person was injured.

Joseph Rothrock, special agent-in-charge of the FBI's Dallas field office, told reporters at a news briefing that the attack as an "act of targeted violence." 

"Early evidence that we've seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that were anti-ICE in nature," Rothrock said.

What do we know so far?

Noem wrote on X that the shooter "is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound." 

Authorities at DHS said in a statement that the shooter fired "indiscriminately" from a nearby rooftop towards the ICE building before taking his own life.

Dozens of emergency vehicles were seen responding to the shooting in the Texan city.  

The FBI provided no details on the identity of the victims, but Rothrock said "no members of law enforcement were hurt."

US Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that the "obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families."  

ICE is a federal agency which is tasked with enforcing immigration laws. The agency is involved in the arrests and deportation of undocumented people.   

ICE frequently in the headlines during Trump's second term

During US President Donald Trump's second term, ICE has been granted permission to conduct raids targeting undocumented people in areas such as churches and schools. ICE raids, particularly in cities such as Chicago and Boston, are often in the US media headlines and at the forefront of the nation's polarized political discourse.

ICE's actions during the second Trump administration, such as the unlawful deportation of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia, have sparked criticism from Democrats and immigrant rights groups.    

The attack on Wednesday is the latest targeting an ICE center. In July, an attack on another immigration detention facility in Texas wounded a police officer.  

Edited by: Kieran Burke