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February 24, 2026 |
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DHS Assault Cases Spiked to a Record High. Experts and Judges Have Raised Alarms.
By Will Sytsma and Nick Schwellenbach
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Federal prosecutors received 274 formal referrals from DHS in fiscal year 2025 where Section 111 was the lead charge, according to the government data, which was obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
That’s the highest in any year since the department was created. It’s about twice as high as the next highest, fiscal year 2019.
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