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Kid Berwyn

(23,486 posts)
23. I think they tried. The Old "Car Rammed Agent" Routine
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 12:56 AM
Thursday
Immigration agent shoots at suspect during operation in South L.A.

*. Federal agents fired “defensive shots” at a suspect accused of ramming his car into law enforcement while attempting to flee an immigration operation.

*. The man was not injured and crashed his car in Willowbrook where he was taken into custody.
“It feels reckless,” said neighbor Miguel Carrillo. “There’s kids who walk to school here.”

*. A federal immigration agent shot at a suspect during a targeted operation in South L.A. on Wednesday morning, drawing a crowd of protesters to the shut-down street and intensifying safety concerns in the immigrant heavy community.


By Ruben Vives, Clara Harter and Brittny Mejia
Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2026

A federal agent opened fire at a man after he rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest during an immigration operation in Compton, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man was not wounded, but a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent sustained unspecified injuries.

A federal agent opened fire at a man after he rammed federal law enforcement with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest during an immigration operation in Compton, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man was not wounded, but a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent sustained unspecified injuries.

At 7:05 a.m., Homeland Security officers conducted an operation to apprehend William Eduardo Moran Carballo, a citizen of El Salvador who is accused of being in the U.S. illegally and “participating in a human smuggling operation,” according to a department spokesperson.

A federal agent walks past a bullet shattered window of a car involved in a shooting in Willowbrook.

In an attempt to flee, Carballo “weaponized his vehicle” and rammed law enforcement, who fired at Carballo in defense, the spokesperson said.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-21/shooting-incident-involving-border-patrol-agents-reported-in-willowbrook

Thank you for the heads-up! ICE is an unconstitutional secret police. It is imperative to see all the criminals in it are held to account and brought to justice.

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To All Newly Hired ICE Agents [View all] Coldwater Jan 21 OP
I read somewhere that they get a good bonus which they Tadpole Raisin Jan 21 #1
Prison guards are leaving in droves TommyT139 Jan 21 #5
Wow, I hadn't thought about that! I wonder how they will feel if they are indicted by a blue state Tadpole Raisin Jan 21 #9
I think the key TommyT139 Jan 21 #11
Hackers, we need your help now and until this ends! RockCreek Thursday #24
Joke will be on them when they decide to go work at ICE prisons when ICE hiring goes down, and it will soon. Attilatheblond Jan 21 #10
My understanding was that they are going to work TommyT139 Jan 21 #12
Yeah, I get that, but it seems likely a lot of them won't wanna deal with being sent to places far away & very cold Attilatheblond Jan 21 #13
Here it is: TommyT139 Jan 21 #14
Not to mention JokeHer Jan 21 #18
10K Signing Bonus North Coast Lawyer Jan 21 #17
In Dr. Dre official Compton voice: Kid Berwyn Jan 21 #2
ICE just murdered someone in Compton, CA OMGWTF Jan 21 #21
I think they tried. The Old "Car Rammed Agent" Routine Kid Berwyn Thursday #23
In the infinite words of W.C. Fields: MarineCombatEngineer Jan 21 #3
Incorrect RustyWheels Jan 21 #4
Sounds like there are enough "ifs" there to almost guarantee Buns_of_Fire Jan 21 #6
The Trump Doctrine ToxMarz Jan 21 #7
They could have used that $50K to pay their legal fees. sop Jan 21 #8
ICE will likely be gone by then Renew Deal Jan 21 #15
A Trump Never Pays His Debts North Coast Lawyer Jan 21 #16
Don't even ask about pensions. eppur_se_muova Jan 21 #19
Is this true or satire? MadameButterfly Jan 21 #20
Its a structured payment Coldwater Jan 21 #22
aka the orange asshole is pulling a putin. Javaman Thursday #25
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