Oh, how the mighty have fallen—or rather, how the brave have been battered. Remember when Democrats and their left-wing cheerleaders decided that enforcing America’s borders was akin to some dystopian nightmare? Back in 2018, they kicked off their “Abolish ICE” crusade, painting these dedicated agents as modern-day stormtroopers just for daring to do their jobs. Fast-forward to today, and the fruits of that poisonous rhetoric are splattered all over the statistics: assaults on ICE agents have skyrocketed, turning what was once a manageable risk into a full-blown war zone. These aren’t just numbers; they’re badges of dishonor for every sanctimonious progressive who ever screamed about “family separation” while ignoring the families of agents left bruised and bloodied.
A Steady Simmer Turns to Boil
Let’s rewind the tape to when this all started bubbling. From fiscal year 2010 through 2017, assaults on ICE law enforcement officers held steady at around 48 per year. That’s right—consistent, predictable, like clockwork. Agents went about their business deporting criminals and securing the homeland without the kind of vicious backlash that would make you think they were raiding nunneries. Then came the Trump era, and with it, the left’s unhinged meltdown. “Abolish ICE!” became the battle cry of every blue-haired activist and virtue-signaling congresswoman. But even then, the numbers didn’t explode overnight. In fiscal year 2023, assaults dipped to a mere 22. Agents were injured in 13 of those incidents, but overall, it was a far cry from chaos.
Enter 2024, under the waning days of the Biden administration’s open-borders bonanza. From January 21 to November 21, there were just 19 reported assaults. Low-key, almost quaint. You could almost hear the left patting themselves on the back for their “compassionate” policies that let criminals roam free.
The 2025 Explosion: Rhetoric Meets Reality
But oh, what a difference a year makes—especially when the left’s demonization machine revs up to eleven. In 2025, with President Trump back in the saddle and ICE finally empowered to crack down, the assaults erupted like a volcano. From January 21 to November 21 alone, 238 assaults were reported. By the end of the year, that number climbed to 275. That’s a jaw-dropping 1,347 percent increase from the same period in 2024. Let that sink in: from 19 to 275. If that’s not the direct result of years of left-wing hate-mongering, I don’t know what is.
This was last month in Minnesota. ICE agents under attack.
When this happens regularly it is inevitable that somebody is going to lose their life.
Someone died and instead of condemning the attacks on ICE, politicians are now inciting more violence. This is what they want. pic.twitter.com/DiivhzVLto
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 9, 2026
And it’s not just fists and fury. Vehicular attacks? Up 3,200 percent, from a paltry 2 in 2024 to 66 in 2025. Agents are getting rammed by cars used as weapons, shot at with open gunfire, pelted with Molotov cocktails, and even struck in the face with metal coffee cups requiring 13 stitches. One agent ended up with a bloody scalp and concussion during a routine arrest. Death threats? An obscene 8,000 percent surge. These aren’t abstract stats; they’re the human cost of Democrats comparing ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, and slave patrols, all while egging on illegal aliens to resist arrest.
The Mid-Year Warning Signs Ignored
Even halfway through 2025, the writing was on the wall—or rather, smeared in blood. From January 21 to June 30, assaults hit 79, a 690 percent jump from the 10 in the same stretch of 2024. But did the left dial back their vitriol? Of course not. They doubled down, with sanctuary city mayors and progressive pundits treating ICE agents like pariahs. The result? A predictable escalation, where spitting, kicking, biting, and outright violence became the norm during arrests.
The Long Shadow of 2018
This didn’t happen in a vacuum. The seeds were sown in 2018 when the “Abolish ICE” movement took root, courtesy of Democrats desperate to out-woke each other. Back then, assaults hovered around that 48-per-year baseline, but the rhetoric set the stage for today’s carnage. Fast-forward through the Biden years of lax enforcement, and now, with real crackdowns resuming, the pent-up rage is unleashing hell. Left-wingers have spent years telling the world that ICE agents are the bad guys, and surprise—some people are listening, with deadly intent.
These brave men and women aren’t asking for pity; they’re asking for backup. But as long as Democrats and their media lapdogs keep demonizing them, the assaults will keep coming. America First means protecting our protectors, not throwing them to the wolves. If the left really cared about “humanity,” they’d start by humanizing the agents keeping us safe.