Left: New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Right: ICE agents during an operation. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Jackson told Fox News Digital that "ICE officers are facing a 1300% increase in assaults because of dangerous, untrue smears by elected Democrats."
"Just the other day, an officer had his finger bitten off by a radical left-wing rioter," she said. "ICE officers act heroically to enforce the law and protect American communities, and local officials should work with them, not against them."
Sean Higgins, a spokesperson for Sherrill, framed the governor’s actions as protecting New Jerseyans from federal overreach.
"Keeping New Jerseyans safe is Governor Sherrill’s top priority," Higgins told Fox News Digital, adding that "in the coming days, she and Acting Attorney General [Jennifer] Davenport will announce additional actions to protect New Jerseyans from federal overreach."
Protesters gather outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility during protests over federal immigration enforcement raids on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
"Encouraging people to film and upload law enforcement activity risks escalating tensions and endangering both officers and the public," he said.
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DiMaio pointed to recent ICE arrests in New Jersey, which he said included arrests of sex offenders who also endangered children.
"ICE has taken real criminals off our streets — offenders convicted of serious crimes against children and violent acts that put innocent lives at risk," DiMaio said. "At a time when leaders should be lowering the temperature, this piles on. It sends a message that enforcing the law is something to be shamed instead of respected."
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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