Protesters blinded in Santa Ana confrontation with federal agents

Two protesters were blinded from nonlethal rounds fired at close range by one or more U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers during a confrontation, a social justice group and local media reported last week.

Members of the social justice group Dare to Struggle were among the protesters Jan. 9 outside the Federal Building in Santa Ana in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an enforcement action in Minneapolis.

A group member read a statement from one of the injured protesters Jan. 13 outside the Santa Ana City Jail that said he was chanting with a small group when officers advanced with weapons drawn, the Orange County Register reported…

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