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quaint

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Sat Jan 10, 2026, 08:35 AM Saturday

UPDATE: Santa Ana protest turns violent as DHS officers move in on demonstrators

LATirmes
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Jeri Rees said her 21-year-old nephew underwent six hours of surgery and that doctors found shards of plastic, glass and metal embedded in his eyes and around his face, including a metal piece lodged 7 mm from a carotid artery.

She said doctors did not want to remove the shrapnel near the artery out of fear that it could kill him. She said her nephew, who is transitioning and goes by the pronoun he, also suffered a fractured skull around his eyes and nose and that doctors said he had permanently lost the vision in his left eye. She said the DHS agent was a few feet from her nephew when he fired the weapon.


ABC7
A protest in Santa Ana turned violent as officers with the Department of Homeland Security attempted to clear out demonstrators near the downtown federal building Friday night.

Video shows protesters retreat from the building after officers in riot gear began to walk toward them and fire what appeared to be pepper balls.

Officers are seen grabbing a protester with a bullhorn, leading to a scuffle.

A demonstration in Santa Ana turned violent as federal officers attempted to clear out a crowd protesting against immigration enforcement.

Footage also shows another protester get hit in the face with a rubber bullet, leaving him bloodied. The protester falls to the ground and gets dragged by one of the officers.

The demonstration unfolded outside a downtown Santa Ana federal building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices.


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UPDATE: Santa Ana protest turns violent as DHS officers move in on demonstrators (Original Post) quaint Saturday OP
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2naSalit

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1. Here's an idea...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:31 PM
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Trip lines. A good strong rope or poles at knee height, when those fuckers come running at you...


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