Citing Uptick in Attacks, Senators Request Better Protection for ICE Officers

Government Executive: A bipartisan pair of senators is calling for action to protect federal immigration officers, joining Trump administration officials in expressing concern over a wave of attacks on the law enforcement personnel.

Assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have spiked this year, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and ranking member Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., noted in a letter to the Homeland Security Department inspector general last week. The senators asked the inspector general to investigate why the uptick has occurred and what steps DHS and ICE can take to better protect their employees.

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