Trigger Warning: This article includes discussion of alleged sexual assault, with details.
Homeland Security official Micah Bock has announced his transition to a senior position at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). His appointment as ICE‘s new Deputy Chief of Staff comes despite previously reported allegations of sexual misconduct.
Micah Bock takes a senior ICE role despite a previously reported allegation
Fox News Digital writer Preston Mizell shared the news on X on October 19 that Bock would serve as ICE’s Deputy Chief of Staff and assistant director of communications. Bock, who formerly served as communications director for Madison Cawthorn, reshared the post.
He wrote, “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve President Trump at @DHSgov. Remigration is the decisive battle of our time, and represents the only means of securing the longevity of this Republic and the continuity of the people and civilization that built it. The work continues at @ICEgov.”
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, quickly responded on X. He wrote, “Some background on Mr. Bock, the new Deputy Chief of Staff at ICE, who is pushing Great Replacement theory here while using the ‘remigration’ language of the European far right, a phrase whose connotations he is well aware of.”
A 2021 BuzzFeed report included an allegation made by Leah Petree, who was a Capitol Hill intern, against Bock. She accused Bock of pressing his genitalia against her at a house party in 2016. She said at that time, “I could feel, like, hard genitalia. It was that level of, like, I could feel him pressed into me and just being like, no.”
The morning after the alleged incident, Bock texted Petree, according to her account to the outlet. “You definitely weren’t really asleep. You wanted it,” the message reportedly read. Petree further alleged that Bock told her boyfriend at the time that she was “asking for it.” Bock called the allegation “completely untrue.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
