Brazilian Man Sentenced for Assaulting ICE Officers

0:00It's April 17th. You're listening to Hartford News today, AI-powered local news. A 25-year-old Brazilian man named Luis Peterson, War, Ferreira, Borges just got 9 months in federal prison for assaulting immigration and customs enforcement officers in Connecticut. Authorities say he bit one officer and spit on another during his arrest last June in Hartford. He pleaded guilty back in January to assaulting a federal officer. This all started with the Department of Homeland Security War in October 2023 for being in the country illegally. A month before that, he'd been nabbed on state charges like assaulting a public safety officer and intimidation based on bias. When ICE agents tried to take him into custody on Zion Street, he put up a fierce fight, kicking and screaming in the vehicle on the way to the federal building. Officials say he even threatened to kick one officer's neck before the biting and spitting happened. Ferreira Borges has a history of resisting cops and now he's facing immigration proceedings

1:01right after his prison time wraps up. Federal prosecutors in Hartford made it clear this kind of attack on officers won't fly. As this case wraps in court, it highlights the tensions around enforcement and border security. Stay tuned for what comes next in his deportation. Battle.