Rep. Biggs to Newsmax: Rhetoric Fuels Attacks on ICE Agents

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., warned Wednesday on Newsmax that political rhetoric targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement is fueling real-world violence against federal agents, pointing to a shooting involving ICE officers earlier in the day in Maryland.

On “Finnerty,” Biggs told guest host Todd Starnes that the incident underscores what he described as a growing pattern of hostility toward ICE that has been encouraged by elected officials and activists who oppose enforcement of immigration law.

At least two people were reportedly hospitalized after ICE agents in Maryland were forced to fire on a van whose driver attempted to run them over during an operation. Law enforcement officials said the agents acted in self-defense.

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