DHS Announces ICE Agent Rammed by Vehicle During Arrest Attempt in Sacramento

DHS published a formal press release on March 30 detailing an incident from March 25 in Sacramento, California, in which ICE agents attempted to arrest Xa Lee, a Laotian national with prior felony convictions including felony firearm possession and two DUIs. Lee rammed his vehicle into an ICE officer and fled the scene. He remained at-large as of the press release. DHS characterized the attack as 'part of a disturbing trend of vehicle attacks on ICE officers' and called on Congress to pass stiffer penalties for assaulting federal immigration agents. The announcement came amid congressional debate over DHS funding and ICE accountability, with Democrats pushing for mandatory body cameras and use-of-force reporting requirements as conditions for any shutdown resolution.