Wednesday's deadly shooting at an ICE facility in Texas did not interrupt proceedings at Lower Manhattan immigration court, where agents continued their rounds and took additional individuals into custody following court appearances.
Security remained tight at 26 Federal Plaza in the hours after a lone sniper opened fire on a detention center in Dallas, killing two ICE detainees and critically wounding a third individual. No law enforcement agents were reportedly wounded in the killing.
An ICE spokesperson said the shooter apparently fired several rounds from a nearby roof, then took their own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The motive for the killings remains unknown, even though FBI Director Kash Patel claimed that ammunition found near the sniper appeared to have anti-ICE sc