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Authoritative DHS incident or personnel-safety data (or corroborating federal/state data) show increases of at least 1,300% in assaults, 3,200% in vehicular attacks, and 8,000% in death threats against DHS officers for the baseline and comparison periods DHS used.
The January 9, 2026 DHS press release for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day explicitly states that federal law enforcement officers are "facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them." A related January 8, 2026 DHS release clarifies that these figures refer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement officers and repeats that they face "a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats." A prior October 30, 2025 DHS release had already reported "an 8,000% increase in death threats" against ICE officers. These primary documents show that DHS has indeed made the percentage-increase claims described.
Verdict: True, because DHS’s own official press releases clearly state that assaults, vehicular attacks, and death threats against ICE/federal law enforcement officers have increased by more than 1,300%, 3,200%, and 8,000% respectively, matching the cited statement in substance.