A growing and deeply unsettling wave of violence targeting federal immigration officers is unfolding across the United States, and the numbers now paint a grim picture.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, constantly maligned by globalist politicians and their press outlets, are facing a historic surge in assaults—many of them carried out using vehicles as weapons.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), attacks against ICE officers have skyrocketed at an unprecedented rate in a mere year. Assaults are up 1,300 percent, vehicular attacks have surged by more than 3,200 percent, and death threats against officers have exploded by a staggering 8,000 percent.
Since January alone, more than 100 vehicle-based assaults against federal immigration officers have been reported nationwide—more than double the number recorded during the same period last year.
The most recent incident unfolded in Minneapolis, where an ICE officer narrowly escaped being run down during an enforcement operation. The confrontation escalated into a fatal shooting after a suspect allegedly used a vehicle as a weapon—an action federal authorities say left the officer with no alternative but self-defense.
Six months ago, the same officer nearly had his life ended when he was dragged by a car, sustaining injuries that required 33 stitches.
Less than 24 hours later, a similar attack occurred in Portland, Oregon. Two Venezuelan nationals attempted to run over a Border Patrol agent, prompting the agent to open fire to protect himself and others nearby.
DHS officials say both suspects fled the scene before later seeking medical treatment. One was wounded in the chest, the other in the arm. Both had entered the United States illegally and were released into the country under Biden-era border policies.
Federal records indicate that one of the suspects had ties to the violent Tren de Aragua gang and was allegedly involved in a prostitution ring and a prior shooting.
The other had already been arrested for DUI, unauthorized vehicle use, and was under a final order of removal that had never been enforced.
DHS leadership has been blunt about what they see as the root cause of the violence. Officials says that years of demonization of immigration enforcement—by globalist, open-borders politicians, left-liberal activist groups, and a hostile, mainstream press—have created an atmosphere where attacks on officers are increasingly normalized
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin warned that criminals are now “weaponizing vehicles” against law enforcement officers and emphasized that such attacks will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of federal law. Furthemore, she stressed that, despite the extreme violence they face each day, ICE and CBP personnel will not be deterred from removing dangerous individuals from American communities.
The trend extends far beyond two high-profile incidents. By late last year, CBP had already logged 71 vehicular assaults, up 58 percent from the year before. ICE recorded 28 vehicle attacks during the same period—up from just two the previous year.
Since then, DHS says the rate of vehicular assaults against ICE officers has nearly tripled again. What started off as sporadic resistance has morphed into a sustained and organized threat.
A review of recent cases shows a disturbing pattern.
In Maryland, an illegal alien from El Salvador rammed an ICE vehicle and endangered officers before fleeing the scene. In Illinois and Chicago alone, multiple coordinated ramming attacks occurred in a single day, some involving gang-affiliated suspects.
Florida, California, and other major enforcement hubs have also seen repeated incidents. In one case, an ICE officer was dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop; in another, a suspect accelerated directly toward agents during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles.
Despite the danger, enforcement actions have continued—often under intense political pressure and legal scrutiny. In several cases, suspects charged with assaulting federal officers have seen charges dismissed or reduced, sending what DHS officials say is a dangerous signal.
Anti-American sanctuary policies and selective—or non-existent—enforcement of immigration laws have emboldened criminal aliens while tying the hands of officers tasked with enforcing federal law.
ICE and CBP officers on the front lines are protecting national sovereignty, public safety, and the rule of law—often at great personal risk. Many of the individuals involved in attacks had no legal right to be in the country and should never have been released in the first place.
When law enforcement officers are hunted with vehicles, threatened with death, and vilified by political elites, the issue is no longer immigration policy—it is national survival.
DHS has vowed to continue enforcing the law and defending its officers, regardless of political pressure. Whether the Trump administration is willing to confront the reality behind the numbers remains an open question.
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