On Tuesday, a clash erupted outside a federal building in California, involving anti-ICE demonstrators and law enforcement. This confrontation resulted in multiple injuries.

Protesters were seen burning an American flag and using a megaphone to shout expletives as they voiced their anger over the death of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota. In the midst of the chaos, a protester was struck in the eye by a crowd-control weapon while attempting to rush toward officers who were detaining another individual. According to the Department of Homeland Security, two officers also sustained injuries during the incident.

The most intense part of the altercation happened after the majority of protesters had vacated the premises. A smaller group, led by the organization Dare to Struggle, remained and faced off against agents clad in riot gear.

Video footage captures a tense scene where officers forcefully pushed a protester back down onto the steps of the building. Despite the confrontation, the group continued to chant, while the agents appeared to urge them to retreat. During this standoff, an orange cone rolled onto the plaza, prompting officers to fire munitions as they advanced toward the demonstrators.

An image from a video by OC Hawk shows a federal officer dragging a protester who had been hit in the face by a projectile fired at close range. This occurred after the individual rushed at officers during an arrest at the demonstration in Santa Ana, California, on Friday, January 9, 2026. (OC Hawk via AP)

The agitator holding the megaphone has since been identified by family as 21-year-old Kaden Rummler. He was struck in the eye by munitions as the agents tried to disperse the crowd.

Rummler could be seen collapsing to the ground before being grabbed by agents and dragged into the federal building, where he was ultimately arrested.

Rummler’s aunt, Jeri Rees, says he was blinded in his left eye and spent six hours of surgery after the incident as doctors sought to remove fragments of the projectile.

In this image taken from a video provided by OC Hawk, a federal officer drags a demonstrator hit in the face with a projectile fired from close range by an officer in Santa Ana, California, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (OC Hawk via AP)

Rees said Rummler was released from the hospital Tuesday while doctors work to determine what the fragments are made of to assess whether additional procedures are needed to remove them. She said he was hit in the left eye and suffered skull fractures.

“He’s completely blind” in the left eye, she said. “There’s a hole in his eyeball.”

Rummler was charged with disorderly conduct and at least one other agitator was charged with assault on a federal officer.