A man was detained for allegedly telling security at the Dallas ICE facility that he had a bomb in his backpack

A man was arrested in Dallas on Monday night after allegedly walking to an ICE facility and claiming to have a bomb in his backpack, according to a Department of Homeland Security news release issued Tuesday.

Bratton Dean Wilkinson, a 35-year-old US citizen, arrived at the Dallas Field office at 6:37 p.m. local time and showed a security officer a device on his wrist that he claimed was a detonator, according to DHS. They said the location houses the Dallas Field Office as well as Enforcement and Removal Operations.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for the facility, and local police dispatched a bomb squad, which cleared the scene about 30 minutes later, according to officials.

Local authorities arrested Wilkinson and charged him with making terroristic threats, according to the DHS. The Dallas Police Department confirmed that they responded to the incident and that Wilkinson was charged with a Class A misdemeanor for false reporting to induce an emergency response. CNN is working to determine whether he has an attorney.

The arrest comes as public attacks on the agency and its agents continue in response to the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.

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The escalation of attacks has resulted in a greater security presence in front of DHS facilities, particularly following attacks in Fort Worth and McAllen.

In recent weeks, a white powder was delivered to a New York ICE office, and a man was arrested in San Francisco for assault and destruction of federal property while agents were conducting immigration enforcement, according to the agency.

“These incidents come after months of smears and rhetoric by activists, politicians, and the media comparing ICE law enforcement to the Nazi Gestapo, kidnappers, and the Secret Police,” a high-ranking DHS representative said in a statement. “This shameful rhetoric has fueled a culture of hatred toward law enforcement, resulting in a 1,000% increase in assaults against them. “All sanctuary politicians, activists, and the media must lower their temperatures.”

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The Department of Homeland Security has previously warned of dramatic increases in assaults, stating that attacks on officers had increased by more than 400% in May and 800% in July, with the agency now reporting a 1,000% increase.

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