HSI Arrests Man for Sending Death Threat to ICE Acting Director

arrested Daniel Barber in San Francisco on April 10, 2026, for sending a threatening email to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons. ” ICE launched an investigation after receiving the email and identified Barber as the sender.

has a criminal history that includes a 1990 conviction for murder and robbery with the intent to cause bodily harm. He also has several arrests for burglary, battery, and vehicle theft.

and Context Acting Assistant Secretary

Lauren Bis stated: “Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences. The men and women of ICE are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer.

Like everyone else, they just want to go home to their families at night.

“Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences.”

The arrest occurred amid reports from the Department of Homeland Security of increases in threats and assaults on ICE agents, including a 1,300% increase in assaults, an 8,000% increase in death threats, and a more than 3,300% increase in vehicle attacks. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons is in the process of resigning after 20 years with the agency.