A Dominican national was arrested for assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) deportation officer in New Jersey last month.
Federal authorities say 39-year-old Darlin Leon of the Dominican Republic is facing one count of assaulting a federal officer.
ICE officer assaulted in New Jersey
According to officials, on March 26th, Leon, who was in the country illegally, was in the custody of ICE at a facility in Newark, pending deportation from the United States.
While being processed, Leon allegedly hit a deportation officer in the head with a closed fist at least four times…