Portland Ore. (KPTV) – American immigration and customs’ application officers (ICE) have a dramatic assault peak, according to a memo sent by US Homeland Security on Friday.
The memo indicates that extremist groups are targeting ice staff and their families through coordinated doxing efforts and public threats.
Internal security secretary Kristi Noem blamed anarchist and anti-affiliated groups, notably “Rose City Counter-Info” based in Portland and another called “The Crustian Daily”, to publish the personal information of online federal officers. The data would include the names of the officers, the photos, the personal addresses and, in some cases, the details on their spouses and their children.
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“These criminals take the side of vicious cartels and traffickers of human beings”, “ said secretary Noem. “We will continue throughout most of those who do Ice.
The Department warned that this exhibition places the police and their families at serious risks, in particular from violent gangs like MS-13 and Tren of Aragua, which, according to the DHS, can exploit information disclosed to target federal agents.
On July 1, 2025, the DHS told Fox News that assaults against ICE / FEDEral agents increased by almost 700% compared to the same period last year.
The data provided by the DHS showed 10 assaults between January 21, 2024 and June 20, 2024. Between January 21, 2025 and June 3025, 79 assaults were reported. It is an increase of 690%.
In Portland, leaflets have been found in neighborhoods with photos of ice officers, accompanied by slogans such as “No Peace for Ice”. The graffiti outside a federal establishment would include the expression “killing your masters”, while those responsible say that others have empipetates the property of ice agents and left direct garbage or threats.
The ICE installation in Portland has also been the site of isolated events in recent weeks, according to the DHS press release. The ministry alleges that the rioters attacked the staff of the police, vandalized federal property and displayed death threats outside the building.
Tension is not insulated in Oregon. During the weekend of July 4, DHS reports that a shooter opened fire on border patrol agents in Texas, leaving two injured agents.
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Noem also criticized local political leaders and the policies of the city of the sanctuary, which limits cooperation between the local police and the federal police.
The DHS said that it planned to develop efforts to identify and continue those behind the Doxing campaigns on federal officers.
Local leaders and advocacy groups have not yet publicly responded to complaints made in the DHS declaration,
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