US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of 54-year-old Ramon Morales-Reyes, a Mexican national who allegedly threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump in a handwritten letter sent to the agency.

According to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Morales-Reyes, who has illegally entered the United States multiple times between 1998 and 2005, was taken into custody on May 22 in Wisconsin.

ICE field agents acted swiftly after receiving the threatening letter, which stated Morales-Reyes intended to shoot President Trump at one of his rallies before self-deporting to Mexico.

“We are tired of this President messing with us Mexicans – we have done more for this country than you white people – you have been deporting my family and I think it is time Donald J. Trump get what he has coming to him. I will self-deport myself back to Mexico but not before I use my 30 yard 6 to shoot your precious president in his head – I will see him at one of his big ralleys.” the letter reportedly read.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the threat in a statement. “Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars,” she said. “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 President’s assassination.”

Noem further urged political figures and media representatives to moderate their rhetoric, warning that inflammatory discourse may contribute to real-world violence. “I will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of President Trump,” she added.

ICE confirmed that Morales-Reyes has a prior criminal record, including felony hit-and-run, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse modifier. He is currently being held at Dodge County Jail in Juneau, Wisconsin, while deportation proceedings are underway.