DHS reports sharp percentage increases in assaults, vehicle attacks, and death threats against ICE

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Incident logs, ICE reports, or other official data confirm the cited percentage increases in assaults, vehicle attacks, and death threats over the timeframe DHS references.

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The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement arguing that the use of administrative warrants (I-205s) by ICE to arrest noncitizens with final orders of removal is constitutional and supported by decades of court precedent and federal regulation. DHS said ICE enters residences with administrative warrants only after an immigration judge issues a final removal order and cited Abel v. U.S., Eighth Circuit guidance, and 8 C.F.R. 241.2(a)(1). The statement also presented results from three polls—Cygnal, Harvard/Harris, and Harper Polling—that DHS says show majority public support for deportations and cooperation with ICE.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has repeatedly published press releases stating that ICE faced a roughly 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against its officers. DHS releases from Jan. 8, 2026 and Feb. 4, 2026 (and earlier DHS statements in Oct.–Jan. 2025–26) include those percentage figures and, in at least one release, specific counts (e.g., 275 assaults in 2025 vs. 19 in 2024; 66 vehicular attacks vs. 2). Verdict: True — DHS did assert those percentage increases in official press releases; independent verification of the underlying methodology and context (timeframes and baselines) is limited in the releases themselves.

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Update · Feb 05, 2026, 05:53 AMTrue
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has repeatedly published press releases stating that ICE faced a roughly 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against its officers. DHS releases from Jan. 8, 2026 and Feb. 4, 2026 (and earlier DHS statements in Oct.–Jan. 2025–26) include those percentage figures and, in at least one release, specific counts (e.g., 275 assaults in 2025 vs. 19 in 2024; 66 vehicular attacks vs. 2). Verdict: True — DHS did assert those percentage increases in official press releases; independent verification of the underlying methodology and context (timeframes and baselines) is limited in the releases themselves.
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