“It’s become chronic,” says Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
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The violence against ICE agents, including vehicle-ramming attacks, has risen in recent weeks, according to the Assistant Secretary of The Department of Homeland Security.
Tricia McLaughlin, of DHS sat down with Mary Margaret Olohan of the Daily Wire at the White House on the one year anniversary of Trump taking office. The Assistant Secretary spoke about the shocking threats federal immigration officers face in cities like Minneapolis, which has become a hot spot for violent fracas following a recent fatal shooting during an ICE operation.
The aggression has only worsened since an ICE officer shot and killed protester Renee Good, who appeared to be blocking federal agents before hitting one of them with her car in Minneapolis earlier this month. McLaughlin described such attacks as “chronic.”
“Because we’re seeing it not just from the rioters themselves, who are blocking our agents in and then weaponizing their vehicles, but we’re also seeing it from aliens who are targets of our operations. They’re seeing this as a tactic to potentially evade arrest,” she said.
Immigration officers have been left on their own in cities like Minneapolis, where sanctuary laws prohibit local agents from giving ICE agents a hand, McLaughlin said. Some agents have had to establish their own medical sites because agitators have traced them back to hospitals, she said.
The blame is on Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz as anti-ICE attacks surge, McLaughlin said.
“It’s a dangerous situation that Jacob Frey and Tim Walz have allowed to spiral out of control because they’re not giving our federal law enforcement the backup they need. They won’t allow any interaction or engagement backup from state and local law enforcement, so what we’re seeing on the ground is that where our law enforcement are staying or expected to be staying by these rioters, they have bomb threats there,” she said.
“We’ve seen that our officers have had fireworks launched at them, they’ve been pummeled by ice chunks, by rocks, pushing, shoving, general assault, but also those vehicular rammings. We’ve seen a major increase in that, 3,200% increase,” she added.
Still, DHS will stand firm, with McLaughlin vowing that Americans can expect more deportations in President Donald Trump’s second year of his second term.
