Federal immigration agents face 8,000% spike in death threats as Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem praises officers on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

The government planned to send about 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers to Minnesota, according to a U.S. official and a person briefed on the matter.

The agency has spearheaded President Trump's immigration crackdown and been at the center of some of its most controversial incidents.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced a “sweeping initiative" on refugee cases in Minnesota. Federal authorities say "Operation PARRIS" will reexamine thousands of refugee cases with “new background checks and intensive verification of refugee claims.

Federal immigration authorities announced their ramped-up presence in the Minneapolis area on Tuesday, posting photos and videos of enforcement operations on social media and a clip of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem donning tactical gear to participate in an arrest.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that more than 280 people were arrested during a weeklong federal immigration operation across Ohio.

Federal officials called it a "vehicle ramming" incident, while local officials said video evidence shows “that is b---s---."

A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday during an immigration enforcement