NBC News reports that the FBI is instructing field offices that it will no longer investigate assault confrontations involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Two people familiar with the directives tell NBC that FBI special agents in charge and agents in those offices were informed of the change on Thursday, with guidance focused on cases involving assaults against a federal officer. The New York Times adds context, reporting that senior officials deny that such a broader change is being planned, despite the guidance being shared with agents in recent days. Yahoo News provides the same headline but does not add additional details in the provided excerpt. Taken together, the accounts describe an internal FBI guidance message to agents about handling a specific category of incidents that include ICE personnel, while also noting that top officials are disputing the idea that a major policy shift is underway. The reports do not, in the provided material, specify the rationale for the guidance, the effective date beyond the Thursday notification, or whether any exceptions apply.