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DHS release states ICE has seen large percentage increases in assaults, vehicular attacks and death threats

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ICE, DHS, or other official incident or investigative records corroborate the claimed percentage increases in assaults, vehicular attacks, and death threats against ICE personnel over the referenced comparison period(s).

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The Department of Homeland Security, working with the Department of Justice and FBI, arrested three people—Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly—over a January 18 incident in which protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul and disrupted services. The three are charged under 18 U.S.C. §241, a statute prohibiting conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights such as the free exercise of religion. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reiterated that obstructing religious practice is not protected speech. The release also includes DHS assertions about recent enforcement actions by ICE in Minnesota and large percentage increases in attacks and threats against ICE personnel.
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The DHS press releases and related DHS pages explicitly state those percentage increases (1,300% assaults, 3,200% vehicular attacks, 8,000% death threats). DHS publications on Oct. 30, 2025 and Jan. 8 and Jan. 23, 2026 contain the quoted figures; multiple news outlets reproduced them. Verdict: True — the DHS release did make those claims. Note: independent reporting and fact-checkers have noted DHS did not publish full methodology or baseline counts in every release, which limits external verification of how the percentages were calculated.

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  1. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 09:00 PMTrue
    The DHS press releases and related DHS pages explicitly state those percentage increases (1,300% assaults, 3,200% vehicular attacks, 8,000% death threats). DHS publications on Oct. 30, 2025 and Jan. 8 and Jan. 23, 2026 contain the quoted figures; multiple news outlets reproduced them. Verdict: True — the DHS release did make those claims. Note: independent reporting and fact-checkers have noted DHS did not publish full methodology or baseline counts in every release, which limits external verification of how the percentages were calculated.
  2. Original article · Jan 23, 2026
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