DHS Fires Back After Social Media Threat Aimed at ICE Agents
The Department of Homeland Security publicly responded after a threatening social media clip targeted Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, making clear threats would not be tolerated. Officials treated the post seriously instead of shrugging it off as juvenile trash talk.
A short video circulating on Instagram and other platforms showed a group of young men delivering a menacing line. “ICE[,] We’re on the way. Word in the streets cartels put a $50K bounty on y’all.”
The post came from an account named “Floridanamedjit,” listed as an influencer with roughly 26,000 YouTube subscribers and about 119,000 Instagram followers. The account’s reach made the video hard to ignore and raised immediate concern inside federal law enforcement.
The official DHS account answered on X with a terse public message . “FAFO. If you threaten or lay hands on our law enforcement officers we will hunt you down and you will find out, really quick,” read the message. “We’ll see you cowards soon.”
When contacted, the influencer pushed back and insisted the clip was staged. “This was a skit and a joke 😂😭 why are people taking this to [sic] serious!”
“It’s literally a skit video. It’s not real!”
FAFO.
If you threaten or lay hands on our law enforcement officers we will hunt you down and you will find out, really quick.
We’ll see you cowards soon. pic.twitter.com/KmxCp2IEKc
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 17, 2025
“It’s just a caption. It’s nothing to be taken serious about,” he added in a follow-up message.
DHS has previously warned that transnational criminal groups and other networks have placed bounties on federal agents, with reports indicating $50,000 for some assassination plots and smaller sums attached to kidnappings or intelligence-gathering efforts. Those alarms have pushed the department to treat social posts that hint at violence as potential threats.
Past DHS reporting indicated cartels offered $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials, $5,000 to $10,000 for kidnappings or non-lethal attacks, and roughly $2,000 for intelligence-gathering on agents. Those numbers show there are real, monetary incentives that can turn online posturing into deadly action.
Social platforms often blur satire and threat, and skits can be replayed without context. When a post mentions bounties or organized violence, investigators say it demands scrutiny beyond likes and shares.
From a law-and-order standpoint, DHS’ blunt reply reflects a basic right-left agreement: law enforcement must be protected. Federal agencies have the tools and partnerships to trace and disrupt real-world plots born on social feeds.
“These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law; they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Debate over border policy has been bitter and at times combustible, and President Donald Trump’s tougher enforcement actions previously sparked major protests. Conservatives argue for strong enforcement to protect communities, but officials say that rhetoric should never cross into threats against people doing dangerous jobs.
The reminder from DHS comes amid a grim history of attacks on immigration facilities, including a Texas shooting that left multiple detainees wounded and two dead; authorities later identified the alleged gunman as 36-year-old Bratton Dean Wilkinson. Incidents like that hardened resolve inside the department to treat threats seriously and to pursue anyone who puts federal officers at risk.
Investigations into the clip and whether it crossed criminal lines remain underway as officials continue to monitor online content and the networks that traffic in threats.
