Kaden Rummler said in an interview that he was in agonizing pain & underwent an extensive 6-hour surgery to his left eye after he was injured at a Jan 9 #protest over the fatal #shooting of #ReneeGood by an #ICE officer in #Minneapolis. Rummler said he has no depth perception & can no longer drive. Shards of metal & a nickel-sized piece of plastic remain lodged in his skull, his attorney said, & he is considering suing.

#Trump #law #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights

“It’s going to affect every aspect of my life,” said Rummler, who hopes to pursue a career in forestry.

A second demonstrator at the same #protest outside a #federal #immigration building in Orange County told the LA Times he was also blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by federal agents. Britain Rodriguez, 31, said he was standing on steps outside the building when he was struck in the face.

“I remember hitting the ground & feeling like my eye exploded in my head,” Rodriguez said.

#law

…Rummler’s atty John Washington said doctors want to know whether the materials in the projectile could be toxic but have been unable to get answers from #DHS. Washington said based on their preliminary investigation they believe it was a capsule made from metal & plastic containing pepper spray.

The injuries in California are the latest in a growing number of #violent encounters between #federal agents & community members during #protests over the #Trump admin’s #immigration crackdown.

#law

Federal #immigration agents deployed to #Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics that have become a dominant concern after the deadly #shooting of #ReneeGood.

In Santa Ana, #California, hundreds of people marched in the streets on Jan 9 to #protest Good’s killing. A smaller group later congregated outside the federal immigration building, shouting expletives through megaphones about #ICE, acc/to video taken by OC Hawk, a group that films breaking news in Orange County.

#law