FBI alerts agencies to fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles targeting ICE officers

A February internal briefing from the FBI’s Chicago field office warned that a handful of women were posting fake “tradwife” dating profiles to entice U.S. immigration officers and later publish their personal data online. The memo, described as a “situational one outlet's report,” said the scheme sought to arrange virtual or face-to-face meetings under the pretense of romance before doxxing the agents to cause embarrassment and deter enforcement actions.

It did not identify the dating sites, the women’s whereabouts, or any confirmed cases of agents being compromised, and it carried a disclaimer that the intelligence had not been fully evaluated. Property of the People secured the document via a public-records request and provided it to one outlet. The FBI declined to comment on the specifics, noting it generally does not discuss intelligence briefings, while the Department of Homeland Security did not respond. The alert follows a series of internal law-enforcement warnings about doxxing threats against ICE personnel, including reports on AI-driven data scraping and concerns over smart-glass surveillance devices.