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Man facing deportation accused of attacking three ICE agents in Bay Area
A Nicaraguan national facing deportation was indicted by a federal grand jury in an assault on three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at an ICE facility in San Jose, prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors said Francisco De-Jesus Morales, 25, assaulted the three ICE officers on May 2 as he tried to resist his arrest by federal immigration officers carrying out a warrant for his removal from the country.
De-Jesus Morales allegedly caused 'significant groin bruising' to one of the officers. All officers received medical treatment for injuries, prosecutors said. De-Jesus Morales was also injured and received care.
'Those who use violence against federal officers should know that they will be met with the full force of the law,' United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian said in a statement.
De-Jesus Morales was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.
