According to news reports, an undocumented man was accused by DHS secretary Kristi Noem of threatening to assassinate Donald Trump in a letter last week.

Investigators are said to be studying whether the letter was attempted to expel the man to prevent him from testifying against his alleged attacker.

Extreme public charges against 54-year-old father Ramon Morales-Reyes resulted in his arrest and detention by immigration and customs law enforcement officials (ICE) officials.

News reports from CNN, ABC and the Associated Press details the Morales-Reyes case, and the highly publicized allegations against him by Noem seem to have been revealed. Before Noem accused Morales-Reyes of threatening to kill the president, local investigators in Milwaukee were reportedly investigating whether the letter was set.

Morales-Reyes was allegedly attacked by a man in September 2023 who cut him with boxed hands before stealing his bike. ICE received letters this month threatening to assassinate Trump when the case was preparing for trial.

"I will deport myself back to Mexico by myself, but I will not deport myself until I shoot your precious president with 30 yards 6."

Morales-Reyes was arrested and detained. But local investigators compared Morales-Reyes' handwriting with the letter and found they didn't match.

Meanwhile, activists and lawyers began to study his case. Morales-Reyes did not write the letter, a local immigration advocate and attorney in Wisconsin with Morales-Reyes' family said in a press release Friday.

“A family member called our organizers and let us know that this was impossible because her father rarely received formal education and could not read or write in Spanish, let alone perfect English,” said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of the immigration advocacy group Voces de la Frontera.

CNN reported that Milwaukee officials began reviewing prison calls for those accused of assaulting Morales-Reyes on Monday and found him discussing sending letters to the ice to frame his alleged victims. He reportedly wanted to deport Morales-Reyes to prevent him from testifying at the robbery trial.

"He's there," the man said on a phone call in early May, according to a CNN report.

On Wednesday, Noem began sharing allegations against Morales-Reyes, as well as images of his photos and letters, and posted them in a press release on the DHS website. The allegations quickly spread on social media and on the right, Trump-related sites.

"Thanks to our ice officials, this illegal foreigner who threatened to assassinate President Trump was detained," Noam said. "I will continue to take all the necessary measures to ensure protection for President Trump."

Local officials and the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that the case is still under investigation.

Morales-Reyes applied for U-VISA - a special visa to victims of undocumented crimes, which could lead to a path to legal residency. The process of obtaining U-VISA is long and complicated.

It is unclear whether Noem will correct the matter, whether Morales-Reyes can testify against the so-called perpetrator, or how his U-VISA application process is affected by his U-VISA application process.