The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a chilling warning about a “structured bounty program” allegedly created by Mexican cartels to target federal law enforcement agents in the United States.

According to a DHS statement titled “Bounties Originating from Mexico Offered to Shoot ICE and CBP Officers in Chicago,” the agency says it has obtained credible intelligence showing cartels are coordinating with U.S.-based extremist and gang networks to monitor, harass, and even assassinate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

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The report outlines a tiered bounty system:

• $2,000 for gathering personal information or “doxxing” agents,

• $5,000–$10,000 for kidnappings or non-lethal assaults,

• and up to $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials.

DHS claims Mexican criminal groups have begun issuing these payments to incentivize attacks, though the statement did not name specific cartels. Earlier this year, the U.S. formally designated six Mexican cartels—including Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation (CJNG)—as foreign terrorist organizations.

The report also alleges that cartel-linked street gangs, including the Latin Kings in Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods, have deployed armed “spotters” on rooftops to track ICE and CBP movements in real time. Some Antifa-affiliated groups are accused of providing logistical support and doxxing information to obstruct federal raids.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned what she called an “organized campaign of terror” against border agents, vowing that the U.S. “will not back down from these threats.”

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that Facebook removed a large group page used to share ICE agent information after government outreach. Meta stated the page violated policies against “coordinated harm.”

The situation underscores rising concerns over cross-border cartel activity and the increasingly digital nature of organized crime targeting law enforcement in the U.S.