A surge in violent threats and attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has led to dozens of arrests nationwide in the past two weeks. High-profile arrests in Texas, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. illustrate what ICE officials say is a growing and dangerous trend fueled by anti-law enforcement rhetoric.
ICE agents have begun conducting immigration enforcement operations at courthouses nationwide, targeting illegal immigrants during scheduled court appearances. The enforcement actions follow President Donald Trump’s directive to increase daily arrests, reversing the previous administration’s policies.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has come under fire after his office released the names of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a move critics say endangers law enforcement and aids criminal gangs.
