NBC News documents surge in fake-ICE impersonator attacks
2026-05-25: NBC News documents surge in fake-ICE impersonator attacks — An NBC News and Noticias Telemundo investigation documented at least 31 cases in 2025 of impostors posing as immigration agents, a sharp increase from an average of 5.3 incidents per year over the prior decade. The reporters identified 84 instances between 2014 and 2025, with 38 percent of 2025 cases involving physical violence, and cited the December arrest of a Galveston, Texas man found with a fake badge and ID.