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Mark Teixeira, a World Series champion with the New York Yankees and a congressional candidate in Texas, defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after officials said agitators are creating “artificial intelligence hate videos.”
The Department of Homeland Security wrote on social media that “anti-ICE radicals” were trying to “demonize American law enforcement.”
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New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira during batting practice before the Toronto Blue Jays game at Rogers Center on May 31, 2016. (Nick Turchiaro/USA Today Sports)
“We must defend ICE agents and authorities against these dangerous threats,” the former MLB first baseman wrote in a post on X.
DHS warned that AI videos shared online are causing more harm.
“The REALITY: These disgusting smears and lies are fueling the 1,000% increase in assaults and nearly 8,000% increase in death threats against our brave @ICEgov agents,” the agency said.
“The SICKOS who spread this crap must stop before they kill someone.”
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons warned in July that artificial intelligence technology could create security risks for agents.
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New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on May 18, 2016. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)
“If you pass legislation to try to unmask ICE agents, not allowing them to use them, you run the risk of agitators, different groups, you know, these fringe organizations using reverse technology, artificial intelligence, to try to deceive their families, try to get their identity, their addresses,” Lyons told Pak Gazette Digital at the time. “We’ve heard elected officials say there shouldn’t be any breaks for ICE agents or their families.
“So, they’re definitely concerned about that. They’re also concerned about their own well-being when they go out to make these arrests because now we have to send more officers into the communities because where in the past we could send four or five to make arrests, now we’ve had to send up to eight or 10 just to protect the four that are making the arrests of an individual.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a detained immigrant to an elevator after leaving an immigration courtroom, June 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
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Teixeira launched his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in August. This followed Rep. Chip Roy’s decision not to seek re-election.
