Two ICE officers and a staff member honored by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for their actions during the 2025 sniper attack on the Dallas ICE Field Office spoke exclusively to Fox News about the chaos that unfolded that day and the growing threats they say ICE officers now face across the country.Mullin awarded the officers medals for their heroic actions during the attack, when a sniper fired 17 shots from a nearby rooftop at the Dallas facility.Marco Solis, a deportation officer, said he was sitting at his desk when bullets started tearing through the building.In an exclusive interview with Fox News, two ICE officers and a staff member recount the chaos of the 2025 Dallas sniper attack and warn of growing national threats—just after receiving honors from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.(Fox News)"I got hit in the head with something," Solis said.
It was actually debris, sheetrock from the bullet penetrating multiple walls.Caught me off guard.
I didn’t know where it came from, right? You just hear a snap come through the door or through the window, the walls.And it wasn’t until that second round came through the wall that I actually watched it tumble on the roof that I realized that we were getting, we had an active shooter on our hands."INSIDE DALLAS ICE FACILITY IN AFTERMATH OF SNIPER ATTACK THAT KILLED TWO DETAINEESThe officers said the attack quickly turned into a life-or-death rescue mission as detainees were struck by gunfire.Andres Goche, also a deportation officer, said he and others worked to pull wounded detainees to safety. "It was Mr.
Goche here that actually physically pulled those victims out of that van, that transport van, and brought them into our processing area, setting up that triage area for us," Solis added."It is a concern that goes through every law enforcement officer," Goche said."Am I going to die? Am I gonna get injured? Am i gonna… It comes with the job.
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