Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have spent months warning about a sharp rise in attacks against their agents. Throughout 2024 and into 2025, the agency reported increasingly alarming statistics about assaults on ICE personnel during their duties.
The numbers appeared to tell a troubling story. In April, the Department of Homeland Security said assaults against ICE officers had jumped 300%. By May, that figure had grown to 413%. In June, officials claimed the increase had reached 500%. As July began, ICE reported the spike had climbed to nearly 700%, as reported by The Washington Post, even as public opposition to ICE operations has grown.
