A 23-year-old Mexican national living illegally in the U.S. was arrested in Dallas for allegedly soliciting others to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a TikTok video posted on October 9, 2025. The arrest was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson for the Northern District of Texas.
According to court documents, Eduardo Aguilar was charged by federal complaint with transmitting a threat in interstate or foreign commerce. The charge stems from a TikTok video in which Aguilar posted text in Spanish offering payment for violence against federal officers. The black and white text read, “I need 10 dudes in Dallas with determination (guts) who aren’t afraid to [skull emojis],” with the skulls interpreted to mean “die.” A second message, written in red and white text, stated, “10K for each ICE agent.”
“Threats against our law enforcement officers are completely unacceptable,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Larson. “Anyone who threatens or puts a bounty on agents will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.”
FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock added, “The FBI takes threats of violence against our law enforcement partners seriously and will investigate anyone who commits these types of offenses.”
Aguilar appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Dallas on Tuesday and was ordered detained pending trial. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.
The FBI’s Dallas Field Office led the investigation with assistance from the Dallas Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Garland Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Officials reminded the public that a criminal complaint is only an allegation and that Aguilar, like all defendants, is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
