(The Center Square) – A surge in targeted vehicular attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers have occurred this year “driven by hateful rhetoric from sanctuary politicians, leftist activists, and the mainstream media,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.

Since Jan. 20, there have been 99 vehicular attacks against federal law enforcement officers, more than double the 47 attacks reported during the same period last year, DHS said. Vehicular attacks pose potentially life-threatening risks to officers and members of the public, authorities at the state and local level have warned nationwide. Vehicular crashes remain a leading cause of death among adults.

“We are seeing the results of the Left’s constant demonization of the men an

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