ICE officer assaults surge 1,150% under Trump admin, DHS reports

Assaults and violent attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement officers have increased by more than 1,150% under the Biden administration compared to the same period last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday.

DHS recorded 238 attacks on ICE officers from January 21 to November 21; this number was only 19 during the same time period in 2024.

Authorities said this sharp increase was due to public “rhetoric” by sanctuary officials, warning that such language could further fuel violence.

“Sanctuary politicians need to tone down their rhetoric before a law enforcement officer is killed,” Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. he said. “They should thank these brave law enforcement officers who risk their lives every day to catch pedophiles, rapists, murderers, gangs, terrorists in our neighborhoods.”

WAVE OF VEHICLE ATTACKS AGAINST ICE AGENTS FOLLOWS TARGET CITY LEADERS’ INCREDIBLE RAID

“After months of Democratic politicians comparing ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, slave patrols, and even encouraging illegal aliens to resist arrest, our brave ICE law enforcement officers have been attacked 238 times,” he added.

According to DHS, officers in the department have faced “a dangerously escalating pattern of violence” in recent months; from hitting, spitting, kicking and biting during arrests to vehicle ramming, shootings and Molotov cocktail attacks.

The violence included an officer being hit in the face with a metal coffee cup, resulting in a lacerated lip that required 13 stitches, DHS said. Another police officer suffered a concussion, bleeding from his head, while arresting an illegal criminal.

BLUE STATE ICE AGENTS AVOID BULLETS, ACCELERATING CARS WITH THE LEFT HEEL INCREASES MONITORING CAMPAIGNS

An ICE officer suffered a head injury during an operation, one of more than 230 reported attacks on agents this year. (Department of Homeland Security)

“Our law enforcement officers have had Molotov cocktails and rocks thrown at them, shots have been fired at them, cars have been used as weapons against them, and they have been physically assaulted,” McLaughlin said.

In September, Guatemalan national Henry Isaul Garcia allegedly flipped his vehicle during an arrest attempt in Homestead, Florida, striking an ICE agent in the leg and nearly running over the officer.

Earlier in the summer, Benjamin Hanil Song, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, was allegedly part of an organized ambush of federal officers at the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, in which at least 10 people opened fire.

A wrecked vehicle is seen after colliding with an ICE agent during an arrest attempt during a traffic stop. (Department of Homeland Security)

In June, fugitive Eric Anthony Rodriguez, who has a lengthy criminal record, reportedly tried to attack police officers with a Molotov cocktail at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport where 15 ICE and 12 CBP officers were staying. Rodriguez had several prior convictions, including assault with a deadly weapon and second-degree robbery.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPLICATION

“These nationwide incidents demonstrate how ICE officers are targeted not only because of the enforcement operations they conduct on behalf of the American people, but because of the badges they wear,” DHS said in a press release. he said.

The ministry added that any attack on those who enforce the country’s laws amounts to an attack on the rule of law.