Federal law enforcement officers face escalating violence in California, where sanctuary policies limit cooperation with immigration enforcement. On Wednesday, 15–20 rioters in San Francisco physically assaulted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, grabbing, punching, and pepper-spraying them in broad daylight.
The attack occurred on Montgomery Street while four ICE agents carried out targeted immigration enforcement duties under President Trump’s ongoing deportation efforts. One agent sustained a hand injury, and others were affected by pepper spray.
Authorities arrested Adrian Guerrero, a U.S. citizen, for assault and destruction of federal property. Court filings state Guerrero slashed a government vehicle’s tire, carried a large black knife, and repeatedly threatened the agents, saying, “I’m going to fuck you up, I’m going to go after your family,” and “I’m going to stab you.” Guerrero was dressed in all black, wearing a Palestinian Keffiyeh headscarf and orange-tinted goggles at the time.
Criminal penalties for assaulting a federal officer range from one year in prison for simple assault to 20 years if bodily injury occurs or a deadly weapon is used.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the attacks, stating on Friday, “Our brave ICE law enforcement are now facing a 1000% increase in assaults as they risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. These acts of violence are fueled by sanctuary politicians’ rhetoric vilifying our law enforcement.”
Noem emphasized that ICE will continue enforcing immigration laws despite the violence, targeting criminals such as pedophiles, terrorists, murderers, gang members, and sexual predators.
Earlier in August, a federal grand jury indicted a Paramount, California, man for assaulting a Border Patrol agent during an anti-ICE protest in June. The suspect allegedly threw cinderblock pieces that struck and injured the agent and now faces up to 20 years in prison.
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