That is a hard question.
On one hand it is both illegal and immoral to kill another human being. That stricture applies to any physical violence one human being does to any other human being. All such violence is wrong on its face. It is wrong even when taken in self defence.
However, the moral component of violence becomes murkier when it is done for defence of life and property. If the threat of violence and/or deportation is imminent and credible such that the alleged target of ICE can be killed or sent to a prison in another country, then many will consider that violent action against a perceived threat by an ICE target justified even if it results in death of the ICE agent.
If a victim of ICE prosecution and/or imminent arrest fears for his deportation, life and/or property it may be that violence in defence of self, family and home is justified. But it is probable that the other agents will react by spraying the home with machine gun fire. Justified or not, lethal violence is a bad idea for that reason alone.
Doxing the agents so that the agent's family can be threatened is an immoral act; however, ICE agents committing deportation will not face such threats if they use proper documentation and allow due process. When the ICE agents do not follow Constitutional procedures they should not be surprised that neither do their targets.
The real problem is that the ICE agents most likely will not have a lawful warrant for the arrest of a person. Further the ICE agent can and may well violently take custody of that person and deport them to an ICE camp in another country, state or locality WITHOUT ALLOWING DUE PROCESS FOR THE TARGET. All such acts are crimes whether the person committing that crime is a sworn police officer, an ICE agent with invalid credentials or a random kidnapper. While it may seem reasonable for the subject of the arrest to let the reprocess proceed under the existing laws of the country, State and locality, standard ICE practice consists of immediate deportation and/or imprisonment WITHOUT DUE PROCESS.
Self defence in that circumstance can be moral.
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