Right-wing media's claims that ICE agents need to be masked for safety fall apart

Right-wing media have claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents are in danger of being "doxed" and even murdered if they are unable to conceal their identity. New reporting shows that working in immigration enforcement is actually safer than being a civilian, and there are no recorded incidents of agents being doxed.

ICE and CBP is statistically a very safe job, with 2025 being the second safest year on record for both agencies. Libertarian think tank the Cato institute reported, "The chance of an ICE or Border Patrol agent being murdered in the line of duty is about one in 94,549 per year, about 5.5 times less likely than a civilian being murdered." [Cato Institute, 1/14/26]