DHS claims large percentage increases in assaults, vehicular attacks and death threats against its officers

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Fredy Aureliano Morales-Ramirez, a Guatemalan national with a final order of removal, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to forcibly assaulting federal officers during a targeted ICE arrest in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, in August 2025. The release says Morales-Ramirez violently resisted, including grabbing an officer by the genitals and attempting to choke an officer; local police assisted in the arrest and the officers sustained cuts and bruises. DHS officials, including Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and Secretary Kristi Noem, emphasized prosecution and cited large percentage increases in assaults, vehicular attacks, and death threats against officers. After serving his sentence, DHS says Morales-Ramirez faces removal from the United States.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security repeatedly published press releases in January–February 2026 stating that ICE officers have experienced roughly a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats. DHS press releases give underlying counts and timeframes (e.g., 275 assaults in Jan 20–Dec 31, 2025 vs. 19 in the comparable 2024 period, and 66 vehicular attacks vs. 2 in the prior year) and explicitly repeat the percentage figures. Verdict: True — DHS did make these claims in its official press statements, citing those percentage increases and related raw counts/timeframes in public press releases.

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Update · Feb 10, 2026, 10:03 AMTrue
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security repeatedly published press releases in January–February 2026 stating that ICE officers have experienced roughly a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats. DHS press releases give underlying counts and timeframes (e.g., 275 assaults in Jan 20–Dec 31, 2025 vs. 19 in the comparable 2024 period, and 66 vehicular attacks vs. 2 in the prior year) and explicitly repeat the percentage figures. Verdict: True — DHS did make these claims in its official press statements, citing those percentage increases and related raw counts/timeframes in public press releases.
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