US arrests Mexican immigrant for threatening to shoot Donald Trump

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested an undocumented Mexican male immigrant for allegedly threatening to shoot US President Donald Trump.

Ramon Morales Reyes was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency under the DHS.

According to DHS, the man, Reyes, entered America illegally at least nine times between 1998 and 2005. Reyes has criminal records including arrests for felony hit and run, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse modifier, it added.

Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars.

Ramon Morales Reyes entered the U.S. illegally at least nine times between 1998-2005. His criminal record includes arrests for felony hit and run, criminal damage to… pic.twitter.com/M58Lz0PobH

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 28, 2025

Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars.

This threat comes not even a year after President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania and less than two weeks after former FBI Director Comey called for the… pic.twitter.com/Sr2pI08NuQ

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 28, 2025

In a letter being attributed to him, Reyes wrote, "We are tired of this president (Trump) messing with us Mexicans - we have done more for this country than you white people. You have been deporting my family and it is time Donald J Trump get what he has coming to him."

"I will self-deport myself to Mexico but not before I shoot you precious president in his head. I will see him at one of his big ralleys (sic)," he added.

In July 2024, Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. More recently, a now-deleted Instagram post by ex-Federal Bureau of Investigation head James Comey led to allegations by team Trump that he was calling for the Republican leader's assassination.