The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing back against claims from Senate Democrats that 2025 has become the deadliest year in decades for immigrants held in federal custody. 

In a post to X on Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin slammed allegations made by the Senate Judiciary Democrats’ account, which claimed "30 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office, making 2025 the deadliest year in ICE detention since the early 2000s."

McLaughlin swiftly fired back, accusing Senate Democrats of "trying to twist data to smear ICE law enforcement."

"There has been NO spike in deaths. Consistent with data over the past decade, death rates in custody are 0.00007%," she said.

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McLaughlin also argued that those held in ICE custody receive appropriate medical care as well as a "higher standard of care" than most U.S. prisons.

"As bed space has rapidly expanded, we have maintained higher standard of care than most prisons that hold U.S. citizens — including providing access to proper medical care," she said. "For many illegal aliens this is the best healthcare they have received their entire lives."

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The response came just one day after DHS touted that ICE's "Christmas gift to Americans" came early as agents pulled more illegal immigrants with criminal records off the streets.

"This holiday season, ICE is working around the clock to ensure silent nights and safer streets," DHS said in its announcement.

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On Friday, DHS said that ICE had arrested illegal immigrants across the country whose criminal records include burglary, robbery and aggravated kidnapping. Homeland Security declared the latest defendants to be some of the "worst of the worst."

A spokesperson for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.

Two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies were caught on camera rescuing two paragliders from drowning on Friday after they fell in the fog-covered ocean near Malibu.

Bodycan footage from one of the deputies showed them racing into action after responding to a call of two victims in distress, with authorities yelling to the paragliders to "Hang on!"

"Without hesitation and fully aware of the danger, LA County Sheriff's Department Deputies Matkin and Grigoryan removed their department-issued gear and jumped in the water," the sheriff's department said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. 

The deputies swam out roughly 75 feet to a man and woman whose feet had become entangled in their heavy safety equipment that was pulling them down, which the deputies were able to cut off with their knives. 

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Deputy Christopher Matkin called the rescue "tense," explaining that the frantic paragliders kept pulling them under in their panic.

"We were able to calm them down," he added at a press conference.

Deputy Sevak Grigoryan said that they didn’t have much time to think.

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"It was just, ‘We gotta act and we gotta to act now," he said. 

The department said the paragliders’ ill-fated trip likely happened as they descended and ran into the ocean’s fog bank.

"And that’s where it appears they became disoriented and crashed into the ocean," a third deputy said.

Both paragliders are expected to fully recover.

"This rescue demonstrates the courage, quick thinking, and selfless dedication of LASD deputies, who routinely place themselves in harm’s way to protect and save lives," the department said. 

"Deputies Matkin and Grigoryan’s decisive actions under dangerous conditions exemplify the Sheriff’s Department’s commitment to public safety and service to the community."