They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.

The New York Times ^ | July 18, 2026Updated 9:33 a.m. ET | Mike McIntireDanny HakimAlexandra BerzonJazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy

[E. Pluribus Unum]

In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has charged hundreds of people with assaulting or impeding federal agents. President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals.

But a close examination of those cases reveals that in its rush to meet White House demands for deportations, federal law enforcement has engaged in extensive misconduct — ranging from attacking protesters to destroying evidence and misrepresenting facts in court.

The New York Times found that the Trump administration has filed assault charges against more than 550 people who were caught in its immigration dragnet — far more than previously known. Of the more than 400 cases resolved so far, nearly half have unraveled: Juries acquitted defendants, judges threw out charges, or prosecutors withdrew them.

The record is abysmal by the typical standards of federal prosecutions: The Justice Department seldom loses criminal cases, with more than 90 percent of defendants pleading guilty or being convicted at trial.

The Times obtained court filings for every assault case and reviewed hearing transcripts, interviewed witnesses and federal officials and watched videos of dozens of encounters that led to criminal charges. The review, the most comprehensive to date, suggests that the administration’s use of the law has often been less about protecting federal agents than about providing legal cover to cow protesters and immigrants into submission.

“There seems to be a pattern of charges being filed without any merit,” said Jimmy L. Arce, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago who served on a commission that investigated immigration raids in the city last year. He added that some defendants...

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

Those Soros judges sure do come in handy.

[ClearCase_guy]

5 people in the byline usually indicates crap reporting.

[NorthMountain]

1) I don’t trust the New York Times to print the truth, especially when the article is written by five punk kids.

2) I don’t trust “Law Enforcement” to obey the law. Ever.

[Regulator]

Funny how they weren’t outraged by the phony J6 charges.

You can look at the authors of this drivel and see why.

[jcon40]

The NYT. The official paper for malcontents and globalists.

[PROCON]

NY Slimes reporting from Bizarro World again.

[frank ballenger]

Of the more than 400 cases resolved so far, nearly half have unraveled: Juries acquitted defendants, judges threw out charges, or prosecutors withdrew them.

Now who was that hotheaded, cynical guy here who blasted the justice system so often?

Oh, yeah. It was I.

[Zathras]

It took 3 terrorists and 2 crazy to write this for the NYT

[frank ballenger]

Every perp let go by the system enable and encourages others to commit more crimes.

[Leaning Right]

It would be a shame if someone started a rumor that the New York Times building was actually a secret ICE detention center.

🤔

[rlmorel]

Hahahahaha! That was the exact first thing I noticed.

Then, there was this line: "...President Trump has branded them “insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs,” part of a broader effort by his administration to cast protesters and immigrants as violent criminals...."

Normal people who have watched those "... protesters and immigrants..." know precisely who those people really are...as:

“insurrectionists,” “animals” and “thugs"

[FLT-bird]

Just more of the Old Gray Lady’s lies.

[MrRelevant]

A good rule of thumb. The more “authors” a story has, the worse drivel it is.

[DAC21]

“5 people in the byline usually indicates crap reporting”

Extreme bias and incompetence, and the ability to spread the blame when the story goes to $hit.

[Bookshelf]

The New York Times ^ | July 18, 2026Updated 9:33 a.m. ET | Mike McIntireDanny HakimAlexandra BerzonJazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy.
Five scumbags in search of a byline.

[MtnClimber]

Or spread the rumor that the NYT building is the HQ for Mossad in the USA.

[b4me]

LOL you are right, why so many people, is this like a college project?

[Nateman]

Amazing how many bad guys return to the street when corrupt judges are on thier side.

[frank ballenger]

One to write with the chubby kindergarten crayon and the others to share the experience mindfully. 🖍️

[falcon99]

Yup, start from one “writer” from the NYT and it is crap with little truth. Keep adding “writers” and the more there are, the crappier and less truthful the article is.