NEW: DOJ Announces Several Arrests For Assaults On ICE Agents

The U.S. Department of Justice has racked up several arrests over the last few weeks as assaults on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents have surged to record highs.

On Friday, Gregory K. Bovino, Commander-Operation at Large California and current Chief of the El Centro Border Patrol Sector, announced that agents had served an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting federal agents during immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.

In a video uploaded to X, agents with the Border Patrol’s highly trained BORTAC special operations group could be seen arresting the suspect, who is accused of spitting on agents as they carried out their duties. The suspect was wearing an anti-ICE t-shirt at the time of his arrest.

“This U.S. citizen is accused of assaulting a federal agent by spitting on him during an immigration arrest under Operation at Large. Our agents swiftly served him a warrant in Los Angeles,” Bovino posted on X. “California may coddle criminals, but we don’t. If you assault a federal agent, you earn federal consequences. Remember: When talking to federal law enforcement officers, say it, don’t spray it.”

The latest arrest came just days after, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Oregon announced the arrest of a Portland man accused of committing a number of crimes, including aggravated assault of a federal officer and damaging federal property during a days-long violent riot outside a Portland ICE office back in June.

Robert Jacob Hoopes, 24, made an initial court appearance on felony charges of aggravated assault of a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and depredation of federal property in an amount exceeding $1,000 on Monday. According to federal prosecutors, Hoopes was allegedly photographed throwing large rocks at the building on June 14.

One of the rocks was thrown directly at a group of ICE agents, striking one of them. The agent was left with a significant laceration over one of their eyes.

Later that same day, Hoopes and two additional individuals ripped out a street sign and allegedly used it as a makeshift battering ram, which resulted in significant damage to the main entry door to the ICE building, Breitbart News reported. Hoopes was identified from a photo uploaded to social media after the incident.

Since June 13, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon has charged 23 defendants with offenses committed at the ICE building, including assaulting federal officers, arson, possession of a destructive device, and depredation of government property.

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Federal prosecutors also announced last month that one of the most violent suspects from the week-long, violent rioting that plagued Los Angeles in June had been taken into custody after briefly fleeing to Mexico.

Elpidio Reyna, 39, had been on the FBI’s wanted list since June 7 when he allegedly threw concrete blocks at federal vehicles as they were passing through Alondra Boulevard in Paramount. Footage from the scene shows a man, believed to be Reyna, hurling several large projectiles at federal personnel after a mob surrounded their position.

At least one federal agent was injured when the windshield on their vehicle was smashed by the assailant. Footage obtained by Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin shows the moment of impact, which nearly caused agents to veer off the road and crash.

Reyna was apprehended at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Wednesday morning, federal officials announced. The Compton native has since returned to to the Los Angeles area ahead of his court hearing Wednesday afternoon.

“When agents attempted to arrest Reyna, he was not located and agents developed information confirming that he fled to Mexico,” the FBI said, adding his pictures and descriptions were distributed in Mexico as well. He had initially been detained by Mexican authorities in the state of Sinaloa, who agreed to hand him over to the U.S. to face justice after negotiations.