Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel issued a warning Saturday as leftists in Los Angeles, California, rioted against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Patel told Fox News, “If you assault a law enforcement officer, you’re going to jail — period. It doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what cause you claim to represent. ”
“If local jurisdictions won’t stand behind the men and women who wear the badge, the FBI will,” he added.
His comments came as tensions ramped up amid standoffs between ICE agents and protesters who tried to thwart illegal immigration sweeps in the area, Breitbart News reported Saturday.
Patel reiterated his agency’s stance in a post Saturday evening, writing, “Hit a cop, you’re
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