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…