Jury Acquits ICE Protester In LA; First Federal Not‑Guilty In Alleged Assault On Agent

A federal jury acquitted Brayan Ramos-Brito of misdemeanor assault on a federal officer stemming from June ICE enforcement protests outside HSI’s Paramount office. Prosecutors had reduced an initial felony charge and presented multiple videos; none clearly showed a strike, and one showed a Border Patrol officer shoving Ramos-Brito. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino testified he saw an assault, but jurors returned a not‑guilty verdict after about an hour. The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted several guilty pleas in related cases, making this the first reported federal acquittal among dozens of protest-related prosecutions in LA County.