FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them
The FBI issued a warning to ICE agents regarding a small group of women allegedly using fictitious online dating profiles to identify and doxx law enforcement personnel involved in immigration enforcement. The memo suggests these profiles use a 'traditional wife' aesthetic to lure agents into interactions, with the goal of generating public embarrassment to deter enforcement activities. Critics and former agents have mocked the warning, noting it relies on thinly sourced social media posts and that the FBI's intelligence was not finally evaluated.
- ▪The FBI memo states that women created fake dating profiles to attract and doxx law enforcement participating in immigration enforcement.
- ▪The tactic involves using a 'traditional wife' aesthetic to lure agents into online or in-person interactions for the purpose of public exposure.
- ▪The warning originated from a January 2026 New York Post article that cited TikTok posts from women claiming to use dating apps to identify ICE agents.
- ▪Former FBI agent Mike German criticized the warning as a repetition of threats created by the right-wing echo chamber without proper context.
- ▪ICE agents are also alleged to use dating apps to locate individuals suspected of immigration violations, posing a greater risk to undocumented immigrants.
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Cue another interminable entry in the annals of right-wingers complaining they can’t get dates, though this time there’s a twist! The FBI issued a warning in February of this year that “as of late January 2026, a small group of women allegedly were creating fictitious online dating profiles with the purpose of attracting and then doxxing law enforcement participating in immigration enforcement,” according to documents obtained by Property of the People and shared with The Guardian. The memo implied that ICE officers should be wary of any woman that knows they’re an ICE agent, especially if they go out of their way to seem cool with ICE agents or identify themselves as tradwives.
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