Overview
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Enrique Tarrio is not, and has never been, employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Tarrio posted a joking comment about being on a purported ICE roster, then stated it was satire and affirmed he does not work for the agency.
- He says he has received death threats over the rumor and told Newsweek he is considering legal action against outlets that published the claim.
- An entry for “Enrique Tarrio” appears on The ICE List labeling him a “propagandist” and “agitator,” with no agency affiliation noted.
- Reports of a leak circulated data on roughly 4,500 DHS, ICE and Border Patrol employees following protests over the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.