Dallas shooter targeted ICE but accidentally hit detainees, officials say

One detainee was killed and two others critically injured after a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday.

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One detainee was killed and two others critically injured after a suspected sniper opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) centre in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday.

The suspected gunman, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn of Fairview, Texas, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement officials said.

Tensions around ICE facilities have escalated in recent months amid a Trump administration push to significantly increase deportations as part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration.

Investigators said notes on the attack found at Jahn's Fairview home showed he viewed the work of ICE as "human trafficking", and that he appeared to have no relationship with any detainee.