Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are facing a dramatic surge in violence—up 500 percent—during enforcement operations, according to newly released Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data obtained by Breitbart News. Officials attribute the increase in assaults to growing hostility fueled by left-wing politicians targeting federal agents.
Federal authorities in Los Angeles are actively investigating who may be financially backing the ongoing anti-ICE riots that have rocked the city since June 6. Tyler Hatcher, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Division for Los Angeles, confirmed during a Tuesday press conference that his agency is tracing money trails in an effort to disrupt financial networks fueling the violence.
New York City Comptroller and Democrat mayoral candidate Brad Lander may soon face federal charges for allegedly assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and obstructing the arrest of an illegal alien during an incident at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a misconduct investigation into Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton after he cooperated with immigration enforcement authorities.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that states and cities refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could lose federal transportation funding.
President Donald Trump announced a new phase of his immigration enforcement strategy, directing ICE to ramp up deportation efforts in major Democratic-run cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Speaking at the G7 Summit on Monday, Trump said these sanctuary cities have been “overrun by criminals” and are the “core of the Democrat Power Center.”
