ICE prosecutor runs white supremacist social media account, report says

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Texas prosecutor with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is behind a white supremacist social media account, according to a report. The newspaper extensively reviewed posts by the account since 2012 and, through federal court records, courtroom visits and background interviews, claims that it belongs to 44-year-old James “Jim” Joseph Rodden, an assistant chief counsel for ICE in Dallas. A Texas prosecutors who handles immigration cases has been linked to a white supremacist account, according to a report In March 2024, another suspected read: “Nobody is proposing feeding migrants into tree shredders. During a court hearing where Rodden was working, the journalist who wrote the Observer report noted him “repeatedly” using his phone “at moments that corresponded to times GlomarResponder made posts.” A New York-based immigration attorney raised questions over Rodden’s capacity to act fairly and impartially in legal proceedings given his alleged views.