He Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye. Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences. Capital & Main · 8h ago
"Less lethal" weapons are still deadly Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny Salon · Jan 29
ICE buys $100k worth of ‘non-lethal’ pepper ball rounds days after blinding protester with one Exclusive: Four days after a 21-year-old anti-ICE protester was blinded by a pepper ball round, the deportation agency purchased nearly $100,000 more of them, according to federal procurement data reviewed by The Independent The Independent UK · Jan 20
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 The Guardian - US · Jan 17
Video Shows Feds Shooting ICE Protester With Nonlethal Round at Point-Blank Range, Blinding Him in One Eye The incident raises more questions about federal agents' use-of-force policies and training. Reason · Jan 16
California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents A Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive The Independent UK · Jan 16
FED Agent Shoots Anti-ICE Protester in Face at Point-Blank Range, Leaving 21-Year-Old Permanently Blind Kaden Rummler lost vision permanently after a DHS agent fired a crowd control weapon at his face during a Santa Ana protest. Metal fragments remain near his carotid artery. International Business Times UK · Jan 16
Second Protester Blinded After Federal Officers Fired Into Anti-ICE Rally in California A second protester was blinded after federal officers fired projectiles into a crowd during an anti-ICE rally outside a federal building in Santa Ana, California, according to witness accounts. Latin Times · Jan 16
Video shows moment federal agent shoots anti-ICE protester in eye with ‘pepper ball’ Video footage shows the moment a federal agent shoots an anti-ICE protester in eye with a suspected pepper ball, during protests in California. The Independent UK · Jan 16
New Ice Victim Kaden Rummler Now Permanently Blind After Ice Agents Shot Him in the Face Amidst Renee Good Protest Amid protests over Renee Good's ICE killing, 21-year-old Kaden Rummler was blinded in one eye by a federal agent's less-lethal projectile in Santa Ana International Business Times UK · Jan 14