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In February of final 12 months, the Texas Observer reported that James “Jim” Joseph Rodden — an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assistant chief counsel who acts as a prosecutor for ICE in immigration court docket in Dallas — operates a white supremacist X account named GlomarResponder, based mostly on an awesome variety of biographical particulars that the Observer matched by publicly out there paperwork, different social media exercise, and courtroom remark.
The account has over 17,000 followers and has routinely posted hateful statements, together with that “America is a White nation,” that “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and that “All blacks are international to my folks,” along with posts with obvious reward of Adolf Hitler.
After the Observer’s preliminary story was revealed, Rodden was apparently pulled from federal immigration court docket schedules. Three members of Congress despatched letters to ICE and the Division of Homeland Safety demanding an investigation into Rodden. ICE responded in a letter final March to Congressman Marc Veasey, who represents a part of Dallas, stating that the ICE Workplace of Skilled Accountability (OPR) “understands the seriousness of the allegations and can make sure the allegations are addressed appropriately, pretty, and expeditiously” and that usually “OPR administrative investigations are accomplished inside 120 days.” ICE has not supplied any additional data since.
Upon receiving a tip from an legal professional who represents immigrants in elimination proceedings on the Dallas Immigration Court docket, the Observer arrived on the courtroom of Decide Deitrich H. Sims Tuesday afternoon forward of the day’s deserves hearings for federal immigration circumstances. When the Observer opened the door to the courtroom, Rodden was sitting on the prosecutors’ desk. A court docket clerk stated the Observer was not allowed to take a seat in on the hearings. The Observer additionally obtained a photograph of Rodden exiting the courtroom Tuesday carrying his workers badge.
ICE didn’t instantly reply to the Observer’s request for touch upon Rodden’s employment standing.
Rodden’s obvious return to work as an ICE prosecutor in immigration court docket comes at a time when ICE’s aggressive immigration enforcement techniques are driving nationwide controversy and mass protests, particularly after an ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Good, a mom and award-winning poet, on January 7.
Rodden’s X account, GlomarResponder, has been set to non-public however remains to be energetic. On September 28, 2025, the account responded to the query “Can anybody level to me precisely the place America began going downhill?” The account responded: “November 6, 1860” — the date that President Abraham Lincoln, the president whose administration ended slavery, was elected.
“I can’t let this go unnoticed,” stated Veasey in an announcement to the Observer. “White supremacists shouldn’t maintain positions of authority in our justice system, and I’ll do all the things in my energy to make sure that Rodden is held accountable.”
Editor’s Notice: This story has been up to date with remark from Congressman Marc Veasey and with a extra particular description of an unnamed supply.
