“Agents were preparing for an operation, when a car jumped a curb to enter the parking lot and sped toward agents. The driver was warned to stop and back up. The driver then drove the vehicle toward the exit of the parking lot and waited to try and box in Border Patrol,” DHS said.
“As agents went to confront the driver, the car rammed a law enforcement vehicle and fled the scene. Agents pursued the aggressor, eventually stopping the car in a cul-de-sac where the driver was arrested.”
DHS shared a video with the post, apparently showing the driver, a woman, being apprehended by law enforcement.
DHS said that nearly 1.400 immigration detainer requests sent to North Carolina were not honored by local authorities, leading to the release of criminal illegals into the state’s neighborhoods, including Charlotte.
“Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said.
“We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed. There have been too many victims of criminal illegal aliens. President Trump and Secretary Noem will step up to protect Americans when sanctuary politicians won’t.”
Democrats have been critical of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement activities.
“We’re going to be essentially tracking every single instance that we can verify that the community will send,” Garcia said.
“You’ll be able to send us information. ... It’ll be all available in one central place, and you’ll be able to look up that information as it relates to Los Angeles as well.”
She blamed Garcia for “trying to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs,” according to the post.
“[The Justice Department] has ZERO tolerance for violence against law enforcement—we will prosecute any person who physically assaults our agents,” she wrote.
Despite rising risks, ICE officers were still risking their lives every single day to remove the “worst of the worst” illegal immigrants from the United States, McLaughlin said.
“From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence and threats against them and their families,” she added.
“Make no mistake, sanctuary politicians are contributing to the surge in violent threats and assaults of our officers through their repeated vilification and demonization tactics, including gross comparisons to the Nazi Gestapo. This violence against law enforcement must end.”
