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Is violence against ICE agents in the US increasing?published at 16:05 BST<\/p>\nIs violence against ICE agents in the US increasing?published at 16:05 BST<\/p>\n
16:05 BST<\/p>\n
By Lucy Gilder<\/p>\n
In
\na post on X, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in response to the
\nshooting at an ICE facility in Dallas that: \u201cOur ICE law enforcement is facing
\nunprecedented violence against them\u201d.<\/p>\n
Noem The When
\nand other White House officials have repeatedly talked about an uptick in
\nviolence against ICE agents<\/a>, citing big percentage increases.<\/p>\n
\ncurrent figure put out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a 1,000%
\nrise in assaults. It says these assaults have included , external<\/a>\u201cvehicles being used as
\nweapons towards them, and doxing campaigns targeting federal officers and their
\nfamilies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI asked the agency for the actual numbers behind this rise, it responded: \u201cOur
\nbrave ICE law enforcement are now facing a 1,000% increase in assaults against
\nthem as they risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal
\naliens. These acts of violence are fueled by sanctuary politicians’ rhetoric
\nvilifying our law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n