Incendiary device reportedly thrown at ICE building in Georgia, FBI agents investigating

Jerusalem Post/World NewsFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel and evidence response technicians are on site collecting evidence, the agency's Atlanta public affairs department said in an emailed statement.Follow us on GoogleAn immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent raises a finger moments after detaining a man during an immigration raid, on Sunday in Minneapolis.(photo credit: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS)OCTOBER 21, 2026 07:43US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday night.Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel and evidence response technicians are on site collecting evidence, the agency's Atlanta public affairs department said in an emailed statement."There is no known threat to public safety at this time. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details are currently available," the statement said.Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, walk into an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 21, 2025. (credit: REUTERS)Mamdani condemns ICE agents shooting New York manEarlier this month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting of a man by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a post on X/Twitter, calling for ICE agents to be removed from the city.The shooting occurred at around 4 p.m. ET in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, the NYPD said.An NYPD spokesperson said the agents involved in the shooting were part of DHS, the parent agency for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agencies, among others, and that federal authorities were investigating.Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.Follow us on Google