WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents in Ft. Myers arrested Joseph Giancola, a Florida man, who made online death threats to kill ICE officers.Joseph Giancola posted to the social media platform Bluesky under the pseudonym “Cain Delon.”Some of the death threats Giancola made online include:
“Shoot the ICE Nazis down like the rabid dogs they are”
“Just get a gun and shoot the ICE Nazis down”
“Start by shooting ice thugs dead”
“Shoot those ice thugs dead”
“Shoot the ICE agents down.”
“They come near me, and I shoot to kill. Be warned”
“Shoot these thugs dead”
“Get out your guns and shoot them down”