January 16, 2026 A massive trove of personal data belonging to thousands of U.S. immigration agents has reportedly been leaked to an online watchdog group. The leak followed nationwide protests over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent earlier this month.
According to The Daily Beast, a whistleblower inside DHS shared identifying information on roughly 4,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol employees with ICE List, a controversial database that tracks immigration enforcement personnel.
Early analysis by ICE List suggests the data includes details on about 2,000 agents and 150 supervisors, with roughly 80 per cent of those named still employed by DHS. Dominick Skinner, who founded ICE List, described the leak as unprecedented in scope and tied it directly to mounting internal dissent.
Good, 37, was shot three times through the windshield of her car by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, according to reports. Since the shooting, Skinner said public submissions to the site have surged.
“I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,” he told The Beast.
ICE List functions as a searchable database that allows users to upload photos, employment histories and descriptions of ICE and Border Patrol personnel, alongside records of deportations, deaths in custody and other alleged abuses. Entries are organized by state, and the site relies on a volunteer team to verify submissions.
Before the latest breach, ICE List contained publicly accessible information on around 2,000 immigration staff, with additional names held back pending verification. Following the alleged leak, the database now includes approximately 6,500 individuals. Among those listed are also high-profile figures such as Laura Loomer, Fox News host Jesse Watters and DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned the leak in the strongest terms. In a statement to The Independent, McLaughlin warned that the exposure could have severe legal consequences. According to him, law enforcement is facing a “1,300 percent increase in assaults,” a “3,200 percent increase in vehicular attacks” and an “8,000 percent increase in death threats.”
Skinner, who operates ICE List from the Netherlands, said the site cannot be compelled to shut down by U.S. authorities. He acknowledged the risks involved but said the project plans to publish most of the leaked names once they are verified. He added that some exemptions would apply. In his words: “We will make exceptions on a case-by-case basis, the best examples of which will be those who work in childcare within the agency, and nurses.”
