Ice threatens federal assault charges against anyone who attacks its officers
Agency on X also said people who assault officers will face felony ‘prosecution to the fullest extent of the law’US politics live – latest updatesUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) warned Tuesday that assaulting its officers constitutes a federal crime punishable by felony...
<p>Agency on X also said people who assault officers will face felony ‘prosecution to the fullest extent of the law’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/16/donald-trump-new-york-times-defamation-charlie-kirk-vance-miller-news-updates-us-politics-live">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) warned Tuesday that assaulting its officers constitutes a federal crime punishable by felony charges.</p><p>“Anyone – regardless of immigration status – who assaults an ICE officer WILL face federal felony assault charges and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” the agency <a href="https://x.com/ICEgov/status/1967906419719516574">posted</a> on X. Embedded in the post was an image that read “think before you resist” with a clenched fist.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/assault-ice-officer-federal-crime">Continue reading...</a>
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