NEWSMAX -- The White House on Wednesday accused Democrats opposed to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration of stoking violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
"As ICE agents risk their lives to secure our borders and protect our communities, they're facing a 700% surge in assaults — a direct consequence of dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric from Democrat politicians," the White House said in a document titled "Democrats Inspire Vicious, Escalating Attacks on ICE."
The report listed three recent attacks at ICE facilities in Texas and Oregon, including a July 4 ambush near the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. One officer was shot in the neck, and multiple armed suspects were taken into custody. The injured officer was treated at a Fort Worth hospital and released.
The document also listed examples of "unhinged Democrats inciting rhetoric and lies":