Overview
- Kaden Rummler, 21, says he permanently lost vision in his left eye after being struck by a less‑lethal round at the Jan. 9 anti‑ICE protest in Santa Ana.
- Surgeons removed plastic, glass and metal fragments from Rummler’s face and skull, with one piece lodged millimeters from his carotid artery and deemed too risky to extract.
- The Los Angeles Times reports Britain Rodriguez, 31, says he was also shot in the eye by federal officers that night, with video showing him screaming in pain and his long‑term vision uncertain.
- Video reviewed by reporters shows officers firing less‑lethal rounds, Rummler collapsing and being dragged by his jacket, which conflicts with DHS statements describing a violent mob.
- DHS says rioters threw rocks, bottles and fireworks, injuring two officers and leading to two arrests, while Santa Ana police said the only confrontation they noted was protesters tossing traffic cones.