When an ICE prosecutor named James Rodden was exposed for racism in 2025, a Texas court took action and launched a full investigation into his shocking behavior. Now, a year has passed, and Rodden has reportedly returned to the job, despite calls for full accountability and his resignation.
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We previously told you all eyes have been on the immigration agency since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. ICE agents have been accused of racism, extreme violence and discrimination. Rodden, who is tasked with prosecuting individuals arrested by ICE, has now become the topic of conversation after his social posts targeting Black people and Jewish people were made public.
The Texas Observer first exposed Rodden’s X account in February 2025. According to the outlet, the ICE prosecutor runs @GlomarResponder on the app and has over 15,000 followers. The page is active but was made private sometime after the Observer’s report. Before Rodden privated the account, The Texas Observer got a glimpse into some of the offensive posts made.
“America is a White nation,” one tweet reportedly read. Rodden even declared “‘migrants’ are all criminals” and “all blacks are foreign to my people.” While the X page doesn’t feature any pictures of Rodden, the outlet used his own posts referencing his job as an ICE prosecutor to verify his identity.
The 44-year-old Dallas prosecutor was pulled from federal immigration court schedules following the Observer’s initial report, according to the outlet. Two Black Congressmen, Texas Rep. Marc Veasey and Miss. Rep. Bennie Thompson, and one Jewish representative, Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin, each sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security demanding a full investigation.
“These allegations raise serious questions about the integrity of ICE’s prosecutorial process and its commitment to impartial justice,” Rep. Veasey wrote in a statement days after the report.
Thompson penned a letter that same day. “The ICE Code of Conduct prohibits personnel from engaging in behavior on or off duty that may ‘cause the public or ICE to question the reliability, judgement, or trustworthiness of its employees’ or that would ‘discredit the employee, embarrass or bring ICE into disrepute’ or ‘interfere with or adversely affect ICE’s mission,” he pointed out.
“Anyone making racist statements and suggesting violence against immigrants is unfit to represent the United States government in immigration proceedings,” the Congressman added. In response, the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) said it “understands the seriousness of the allegations and will ensure the allegations are addressed appropriately, fairly, and expeditiously.”
The office was set to launch and conclude an investigation “within 120 days,” ICE confirmed. But after Rodden was spotted on the job in 2026, it’s unclear if OPR ever conducted the probe, sparking concerns of a lack of accountability in the federal agency.
Rodden represents the agency in immigration court hearings, standing between a judge’s decision to deport or keep an individual in the country. According to an investigation by the Observer, Rodden was spotted as recent as Tuesday (Jan. 13) wearing his staff badge while walking through the Dallas courthouse.
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