[Opinion. The message here: Protesting against ICE agents could get you killed. They want us all to be afraid. What are 2,000 masked cops in Minneapolis anything but a giant home invasion. This isn’t the America I signed up for.]

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions

Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest

Roque Planas

The Guardian: 17 Jan 2026

This could be your son! Do you give a damn?

Kaden Rummler at his home in California. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.

The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.

Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest showed a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.

Video also showed the federal officer drag Rummler several yards across the pavement and into a federal building after shooting him. The shooting left him blind in his left eye.

“I can’t sneeze or cough because it’s dangerous,” Rummler told KTLA. “They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye.”

“They said it was a miracle I survived,” he added.

Rummler is 5ft 1in tall and weighs 102lbs, he said.

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A second person, 31-year-old Britain Rodriguez, described taking a similar close-range shot to the face with a less-lethal round at the same protest, saying it felt like his “eye exploded in my head”, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Friday.

The shooting appeared to take place at roughly the same time as the one that blinded Rummler.

Homeland security use-of-force policies describe “uses of impact weapons to strike the neck or head” as a form of “deadly force”.

7 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

[Opinion. The message here: Protesting against ICE agents could get you killed. They want us all to be afraid. What are 2,000 masked cops in Minneapolis anything but a giant home invasion. This isn’t the America I signed up for.]

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions

Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest

Roque Planas

The Guardian: 17 Jan 2026

This could be your son! Do you give a damn?

Kaden Rummler at his home in California. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.

The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.

Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest

a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.

Video also showed the federal officer drag Rummler several yards across the pavement and into a federal building after shooting him. The shooting left him blind in his left eye.

“I can’t sneeze or cough because it’s dangerous,” Rummler told KTLA. “They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye.”

“They said it was a miracle I survived,” he added.

Rummler is 5ft 1in tall and weighs 102lbs, he said.

…

A second person, 31-year-old Britain Rodriguez, described taking a similar close-range shot to the face with a less-lethal round at the same protest, saying it felt like his “eye exploded in my head”, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Friday.

The shooting appeared to take place at roughly the same time as the one that blinded Rummler.

Homeland security use-of-force policies describe “uses of impact weapons to strike the neck or head” as a form of “deadly force”.

Hypocritical Trump makes a huge issue of what is happening to protesters in Iran, but yet ,he is responsible for the same brutality that is occurring in the U.S.

Black and white clothing for your Free masonry.

Also skull and bones.

Why is the bass not plugged in?

Who took this photo? And why?

Protesting anything never changed nothing.

6 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds said:

Who took this photo? And why?

Protesting anything never changed nothing.

Candid shot of a young man in this prime doing what he loves, shot for exercising free speech. Is this your America? Because it's not mine!

You're right. Protests alone never change anything. But protests make the worst actions of govts and corporations visible to the public. The public responds with pressure on their legislators and changing their votes as necessary. Sweeping out the trash. ICE and DHS are doing just that: treating their fellow Americans (which includes both sorts of immigrants.

I am not against deportation of criminals whether documented or not. But Trump is directing political theater to (once again) flim-flam FOX watchers. (Can't believe some AN readers have the effrontery to use FOX as a source!)

they were attacking federal agents , they got what they deserved but only the loony left think they can do as they please and attack working feds, these idiots ran in and tried to man handle the agents, the agents shot them in self defence, for me its a pity that they were not damaged more, acting like pathetic loonatics thinking they were safe to do so. Dems called for these idiots to violently attack ice and now they are paying the price for doing these illegal actions, all you have to do is look at most of these idiots to see they are definitely part of the loony left that lack any intelligence to think for themselves and are more than likely basement dwellers in mummies home. What you lot need to accept is that the greater majority of US citizens want these illegals removed, especially with all the corruption now on display by these people and the dems are being shown as supporters of them ripping off the US, they should at least call for peaceful ptotests not violent ones but that wouldnt suit the dems play book.

No sympathy for protestors who think they can break the law, or ignore instructions from law enforcement.

Is it so wrong? At least ICE does have core standards.

need more headlines of idiots injured & killed, interfering and attacking officials while trying to perform their duties, to protect the law abiding US citizens.

just think if the local police would enforce the law, none of that would happen, and arrest and deportations would happen without issue, like they did under clinton, obama & biden. when millions arrested & deported without soros funded violence against ICE doing their job.

what are they crying about ... they both still got one good eye

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

need more headlines of idiots injured & killed, interfering and attacking officials while trying to perform their duties, to protect the law abiding US citizens.

just think if the local police would enforce the law, none of that would happen, and arrest and deportations would happen without issue, like they did under clinton, obama & biden. when millions arrested & deported without soros funded violence against ICE doing their job.

what are they crying about ... they both still got one good eye

Just think if there werent "sanctuary" cities, there wouldnt be a need for these ICE actions.

Thats the revolution playbook. Start trouble, scream about the crackdown, call useful idiots and criminals "martyrs".

I feel more sorry for Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungary, raped and murdered while this poor soul is alive to defend their killers.

Karma is a biatch.

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

need more headlines of idiots injured & killed, interfering and attacking officials while trying to perform their duties, to protect the law abiding US citizens.

just think if the local police would enforce the law, none of that would happen, and arrest and deportations would happen without issue, like they did under clinton, obama & biden. when millions arrested & deported without soros funded violence against ICE doing their job.

what are they crying about ... they both still got one good eye

What a warped sense of humor!

15 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

What a warped sense of humor!

Ive kept an eye out for your response, and see that you made it personal, again.

Trolling meme removed @chaila

30 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

What a warped sense of humor!

Just think, if common sense of not attacking an armed law enforcement official was used, and he'd see things a little bit better and nothing would have happened.

Don't poke the bear and you won't get hurt. Som nam naa

14 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

[Opinion. The message here: Protesting against ICE agents could get you killed. They want us all to be afraid. What are 2,000 masked cops in Minneapolis anything but a giant home invasion. This isn’t the America I signed up for.]

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions

Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest

Roque Planas

The Guardian: 17 Jan 2026

This could be your son! Do you give a damn?

Kaden Rummler at his home in California. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.

The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.

Widely seen video recorded at the Santa Ana protest

a homeland security agent shoot Kaden Rummler, 21, in the face with a less-lethal munition at a distance of only a few feet. Doctors found glass shards and plastic fragments in his skull and a fragment of metal lodged just shy of his carotid artery.

Video also showed the federal officer drag Rummler several yards across the pavement and into a federal building after shooting him. The shooting left him blind in his left eye.

“I can’t sneeze or cough because it’s dangerous,” Rummler told KTLA. “They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye.”

“They said it was a miracle I survived,” he added.

Rummler is 5ft 1in tall and weighs 102lbs, he said.

…

A second person, 31-year-old Britain Rodriguez, described taking a similar close-range shot to the face with a less-lethal round at the same protest, saying it felt like his “eye exploded in my head”, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Friday.

The shooting appeared to take place at roughly the same time as the one that blinded Rummler.

Homeland security use-of-force policies describe “uses of impact weapons to strike the neck or head” as a form of “deadly force”.

Did not see any of you or your ilk whining, bleating, pissing and moaning when Obama was doing the exact same thing! Over a million deported including the parents of DOCA recipients.. Not a peep when it's your guy doing it and the media is covering for it. So spare the righteous indignation and hypocrisy. "US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face" Headline should read "Paid professional agitator shot in face"

9 minutes ago, OldBird said:

Did not see any of you or your ilk whining, bleating, pissing and moaning when Obama was doing the exact same thing! Over a million deported including the parents of DOCA recipients.. Not a peep when it's your guy doing it and the media is covering for it. So spare the righteous indignation and hypocrisy. "US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face" Headline should read "Paid professional agitator shot in face"

Not just paid professional agitators, protecters of child sexual abuse

https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/16/exclusive-child-abusers-top-ices-latest-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens/

4 hours ago, seajae said:

they were attacking federal agents , they got what they deserved but only the loony left think they can do as they please and attack working feds, these idiots ran in and tried to man handle the agents, the agents shot them in self defence, for me its a pity that they were not damaged more, acting like pathetic loonatics thinking they were safe to do so. Dems called for these idiots to violently attack ice and now they are paying the price for doing these illegal actions, all you have to do is look at most of these idiots to see they are definitely part of the loony left that lack any intelligence to think for themselves and are more than likely basement dwellers in mummies home. What you lot need to accept is that the greater majority of US citizens want these illegals removed, especially with all the corruption now on display by these people and the dems are being shown as supporters of them ripping off the US, they should at least call for peaceful ptotests not violent ones but that wouldnt suit the dems play book.

ICE is dragging USA citizens and Native Americans of the streets and don't give a hoot about them willing to show IDs. Anyone who doesn't have a lily-white face is game. Racist mob of gangsters.

Why don't they go in the gang-controlled areas?

Just delete the first amendment. Problem solved.

8 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

ICE is dragging USA citizens and Native Americans of the streets and don't give a hoot about them willing to show IDs. Anyone who doesn't have a lily-white face is game. Racist mob of gangsters.

Why don't they go in the gang-controlled areas?

The Gestapo is dragging Jews USA citizens and Native Americans off the streets and don't give a hoot about them willing to show IDs. Anyone who doesn't have a lily-white face is game. Racist mob of gangsters.

I fixed it for you.🥸

4 hours ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

No sympathy for protestors who think they can break the law, or ignore instructions from law enforcement.

😂..........OK, Reverend..........🥸............😂

Stupid is supposed to hurt

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

ICE is dragging USA citizens and Native Americans of the streets and don't give a hoot about them willing to show IDs.

Thats a lie. Show us the stats.

13 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Thats a lie. Show us the stats.

You show us it's a lie, you keep asking folk to do the searching for you.......😒

12 minutes ago, transam said:

You show us it's a lie, you keep asking folk to do the searching for you.......😒

Thats really not the way it works, but I will humour you. Ignore my prior comment. Try this instead:

ICE isnt arresting or victimizing American citizens and anyone who claims otherwise is a supporter of illegal alien child predators, murderers, drug dealers, domestic abusers and gang members.

Bet you tell me its a lie, and ask me for sources LOL. Heads I win, tails you lose.

1 minute ago, Yagoda said:

Thats really not the way it works, but I will humour you. Ignore my prior comment. Try this instead:

ICE isnt arresting or victimizing American citizens and anyone who claims otherwise is a supporter of illegal alien child predators, murderers, drug dealers, domestic abusers and gang members.

Bet you tell me its a lie, and ask me for sources LOL. Heads I win, tails you lose.

What are you smoking........? 😆

https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will

40 minutes ago, transam said:

You show us it's a lie, you keep asking folk to do the searching for you.......😒

Maybe he saw the recent vid, recently, making the rounds of gal getting asked many times to provide ID, refusing, then being taking out of her car, wouldn't walk, so dragged and handcuffed, while yelling the whole time ... " I'm a US citizen " and being placed in the back of the officers vehicle.

Well, yes it's true, she's a Yank, but how is he suppose to know that. What they didn't tell you, was she was driving her illegal aliens boyfriend's car, that they had a warrant of arrest for. Also after 10 minutes in the officers car, they verified her ID, and she was released.

Of course all of that could have been avoid, if she simply complied, as she is legally bound to, when asked for driver's license. Go figure.

Y'all need better news sources ... not leftist MSM. That little bit of extra info was provided by the real news ... a YT short or FB reel by Megyn Kelly.

So traumatic ... next time just comply and provide ID ...

Typical news report ....

16 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

Hypocritical Trump makes a huge issue of what is happening to protesters in Iran, but yet ,he is responsible for the same brutality that is occurring in the U.S.

Rubbish. Each of the two injured people was violently attacking law enforcement as they carried out lawful activity. It was not a peaceful protest. Unlike Iran, thousands are not dying.

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

What they didn't tell you, was she was driving her illegal aliens boyfriend's car, that they had a warrant of arrest for. Also after 10 minutes in the officers car, they verified her ID, and she was released.

See this is key info. The cherry on top......she knows her bf is an illegal.

Can you imagine how much this is costing to round up a few illegals? Just put an ad in the paper offering $100,000 to any illegal to turn themselves in. Save taxpayers' dollars.