ICE Agent Charged in Protester Altercation

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Durham News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. A federal immigration officer in Colorado faces third-degree assault and criminal mischief charges after videos showed him grabbing A, 57-year-old protester, by the neck, and dragging her across the street during an October protest in Durango. Meanwhile, this case highlights growing clashes over force used in the Trump administration's immigration raids, with states like Colorado banning. Chocoles that feds might still employ. Protesters had gathered outside an ICE facility upset over the detention of three Colombian asylum seekers headed to school, and the woman involved. Says she only touched the agent's shoulder before he yanked her hair and tossed her down in embankment. Similar probes are popping up elsewhere. In Minnesota, an agent got hit with second-degree assault for pulling a gun on a car, plus investigations into. Near Chicago, an off-duty agent faces battery for slamming a protester, and California's

1:02dealing with another off-duty shooting. Death. Legal experts note federal immunity under the supremacy clause offers strong shields but no total pass, especially with ICE's fast hiring skipping. Full background checks, setting a real test for state prosecutors as these tensions keep building.