NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are facing a surge in death threats and violent attacks as they carry out the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Statistics released by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday show that ICE officers are experiencing an 8,000% increase in death threats targeting ICE officers.

Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the threats come as officers “risk their lives every single day to remove the worst of the worst.”

“From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence,” she said, in part.

ICE CHIEF SAYS DEMOCRATS’ RHETORIC FUELING

See Full Page