Man 'threatened to shoot Donald Trump in the head' after President deported his family

A man has been after he reportedly threatened to assassinate President as retribution for his family's deportation.

The suspect, identified as 54 year old Mexican national Ramon Morales Reyes, is said to have penned a letter to an ICE officer on Wednesday May 21. In the alarming letter, Reyes allegedly vowed to "self-deport" following his plan to shoot President Trump "in the head" during one of his public gatherings, according to officials.

Reyes is currently being held in ICE detention at a Wisconsin jail, awaiting the outcome of his removal proceedings, as per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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The handwritten letter contained the words: "We are tired of this president messing with us Mexicans. We have done more for this country than you white people." It went on to say: "You have been deporting my family, and I think it is time Donald J. Trump gets what he has coming to him."

Furthermore, Reyes purportedly declared his intention to "self-deport" back to Mexico. In the letter he went on to say: "But not before I use my 30-yard 6 to shoot your precious president in the head."

Kristi Noem, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, condemned the threats and called for the media and politicians to moderate their language in light of "repeated attempts on President Trump's life."

Noem praised the ICE officers for their role in apprehending the "Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars,"reports .

"This threat comes not even a year after President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, and less than two weeks after former FBI Director Comey called for the President's assassination...I will continue to take all measures necessary to ensure the protection of President Trump."

DHS revealed that Reyes had a criminal history and had illegally entered the U.S. on multiple occasions over several years. "His criminal record includes arrests for felony hit and run, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse modifier," DHS stated.

It comes after Trump was prevented from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports by the federal trade court yesterday. The court has enforced an emergency-powers law after at least seven lawsuits argued the US President, 78, has exceeded his authority. They claimed Mr Trump has left the US trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos with his gung-ho tariffs.

And the ruling from a three-judge panel at the Court of International Trade in New York City reads: "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs."