On January 9, 2026, a 21-year-old college student named Kaden Rummler was permanently blinded and nearly killed after a federal agent fired a "less-lethal" projectile into his face at point-blank range.
The incident took place in Santa Ana, California, during a protest outside a federal immigration building. Demonstrators had gathered to protest the recent killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother who was shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis just two days prior.
21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
— FactPost (@factpostnews) January 15, 2026
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. I can't sneeze or cough because it's dangerous to. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind… pic.twitter.com/hlUBppcrMq
