Immigration authorities escaped an arson attack at a federal office in Yakima, Washington.
A “cowardly rioter” on Saturday threw a rock through a window of the ICE field office and then started a “small fire” at the back of the building, the DHS said in a Tuesday statement.
Nobody was injured in the attack and law enforcement is investigating the incident as an act of arson.
“It is unclear if our brave ICE law enforcement were the targets of these violent acts. From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale,” the statement read.
“Secretary Noem has been clear: Anyone who seeks to harm law enforcement officers will be found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
The Independent has reached out to DHS for more information.
Photos show smoke billowing over the fence and flames covering the ground nearby. Others capture the trajectory of the rock that was thrown, including the broken glass and a dented wall.
McLaughlin blamed Democrats for “contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE,” she told the New York Post, which first reported the incident.
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to deliver the “largest deportation operation in American history.”
As detentions and deportations have become a fixture of Trump’s second term, attacks against immigration authorities have been on the rise.
ICE officials have faced a 830 percent increase in assaults from January 21 to July 14 compared with the same period in 2024, DHS announced last month.
