Social media companies helped federal law enforcement identify two men this week who allegedly made online threats to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. 

On Thursday, the Justice Department announced that the social media company X helped identify a 21-year-old Justin Mesael Novoa, who allegedly posted online, “Can’t wait to shoot these … p—- ice agents and r——- maga maggots.”

MAGA is a reference to “make America great again,” a slogan promoted by President Donald Trump. Novoa reportedly told federal agents, “So Elon does give you access to that [X],” a reference to X owner Elon Musk.

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Google helped identify 30-year-old Oklahoma Taylor Ryan Prigmore, who posted a YouTube video where he said he would kill “as many [agents] as possible.”

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