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Video shows the moment the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested “a violent rioter” in Los Angeles accused of punching a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared video of the chaos on X, showing two HSI vehicles blocking a white sedan before officers got out with guns drawn.
“This was no hit and run,” DHS wrote. “This was a targeted arrest of a violent rioter who punched a CBP officer.”
DHS said HSI tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, and he attempted to flee in the vehicle.
Cerno-Camacho was arrested and taken into custody, the video shows.
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Video shows the arrest of a “violent rioter” accused of punching a CBP officer during a protest in Los Angeles, according to Homeland Security Investigations. (Department of Homeland Security)
“Our officers are facing a 413% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murder[er]s, rapists and gang member[s],” DHS said. “[DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem’s message to the LA rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down. ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Riots across Los Angeles erupted Friday, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted operations targeting criminal illegal aliens at businesses across the city.
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A protester stands on a burned car holding a Mexican flag in Paramount, Calif. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
About 45 people were arrested in several locations, including two Home Depot stores, a store in the fashion district and a doughnut shop.
Among those arrested was 49-year-old Cuong Chanh Phan, an illegal alien from Vietnam with a criminal history that includes a conviction for second-degree murder.
DOZENS OF ANTI-ICE RIOTERS ARRESTED IN LA AS TRUMP SENDS IN NATIONAL GUARD TO QUELL VIOLENCE
Members of the Los Angeles Metro Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles Sunday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
Phan was convicted of shooting up a high school graduation party after a dispute, killing an 18-year-old and a 15-year-old. Seven others were injured in the shooting, according to DHS.
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The FBI also announced it was looking for Elpidio Reyna after he allegedly assaulted a federal officer during one of the anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles.
Reyna was allegedly captured on video throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in Paramount, California, resulting in an injury to a federal officer and damage to government vehicles.
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
