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Acting Ice Chief Todd Lyons blamed the rhetoric of “elected officials” as attacks on immigration officials increased on Sunday.
Lyon commented in an interview with CBS’ “Facing the Country” Donald Trump’s Political rival.
“I think the dramatic increase in speech, especially many elected officials, who are ashamed, if they want, or the loud voice against the ICE law enforcement mission is really adding to the attack on officers,” he said.
Lyon noted that an increase of 830% Attack on officers Compared with 2024.
Ice brokers share concerns about family safety in attacks on surge in officials
Residents surrounded the federal and Border Patrol agents, who planned to escape after a raid on immigrants who immigrated to Atlantic Avenue. June 19, 2025 in Bell, California. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He added that the surge in violence was also due to the growing movement of Trump’s deportation, which has made ice officials across the country more “visible” in communities across the country.
“The immigration mission is one of the forefront of this administration, so there is a lot of scrutiny and publicity about it,” Lyon said.
The official also confirmed that ICE has not limited its arrests to convicted illegal immigrants. He said many illegal immigrants with no criminal record were considered “collateral arrests” in operations against violent immigrants.
Nevertheless, he added that ICE “a goal is the worst.”
Ice Officer They themselves have increased violence and criticism encountered by the new government.
“It’s so sad to see how we’re being villains, the name we use,” Kristian Moreno officials told the “My View” host Lara Trump on Fox News this weekend.
“Just doing it (interview), I had to talk to my family about it and say, ‘Hey, this is something I believe in, I think it’s important for us to make our story come out there and let the American public know that we are human.’ We have a job to do.
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He shared their views on the daily risk of violent ice officials with officers Edgardo Centeno and Chris Sandoval.
“We have to do a good job. We raised our hands to defend the Constitution, we are enforcing the law, so we are adjusting our country, but we see what is happening in our country, but it makes me feel sad, especially when you serve in the battle and come back and see your country so divided,” Centeno said.
