DOJ charged hundreds with assaulting officers. Many cases were dropped, but the damage was done
Brad Heath, Kristina Cooke, M.B. Pell and Benjamin Lesser
Reuters
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The Trump administration's Justice Department charged at least 851 people with assaulting or obstructing federal officers between January 2025 and March 2026
Christian Garcia admits that he threw a water bottle toward officers guarding a federal building near Los Angeles during an immigration protest last summer.
Christian Garcia, who was charged by the U.S. government following an immigration protest only to have all charges dropped, poses for a portrait at a park in Costa Mesa, California, June 17.
Christian Garcia, who was charged by the U.S. government following an immigration protest only to have all charges dropped, poses for a portrait at a park in Costa Mesa, California, June 17.
Christian Garcia, who was charged by the U.S. government following an immigration protest only to have all charges dropped, poses for a portrait at a park in Costa Mesa, California, June 17.
Christian Garcia, who was charged by the U.S. government following an immigration protest only to have all charges dropped, poses for a portrait at a park in Costa Mesa, California, June 17.
