Posted on 06/17/2025 7:51:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
A South Los Angeles man could face eight years in federal prison for allegedly spitting on an ICE agent.
The U.S. Attorney's office charged Omar Pulido Bastida with assaulting a federal employee. According to the criminal complaint, an immigration officer went to Pulido's home on Tuesday, June 10. Pulido was charged earlier this year with being in the country illegally after being deported. The officer was at Pulido's home on Tuesday to serve a warrant related to that charge.
When the officer got to the house, officials said Pulido talked to the officer from a second-story balcony, insulting him. A few minutes later, Pulido allegedly opened the front door, told the officer to "get out of here," and spat in the agent's face through the door gate. ICE agents then forced their way into Pulido's home and arrested him.
According to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, the assault charge carries a maximum sentence of eight years in federal prison.
Two Los Angeles County men have been hit with federal charges on accusations of engaging in criminal acts during anti-ICE protests over the weekend.
"This defendant found out the hard way: When you spit, we hit – with a felony charge," Essayli said in a press release. "Law enforcement officers risk their lives and safety to uphold the law. To treat them with the disrespect, like this defendant did, mocks our great nation and such behavior will be punished accordingly."
Pulido was in court on Tuesday (June 11) related to the illegal re-entry charge. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the assault charge on July 16.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxla.com ...
Fact Check: Media’s “L.A. Man” Is Mexican Illegal Alien Who Assaulted ICE OfficerBears repeating:
Release Date: June 17, 2025
Media continues to fail to report the facts about criminal illegal aliensWASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set the record straight about Omar Pulido-Bastida—a Mexican illegal alien—who was charged with spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Los Angeles (LA). While the media has disingenuously called Pulido-Bastida a “L.A. man,” he is NOT a U.S. citizen, and he has an extensive, violent criminal history.
Pulido-Bastida, the media’s so-called “L.A. man,” has also previously been convicted of robbery and has been arrested for both murder and assault. He was previously deported before he illegally entered the country again. This is just the most recent example of how the media has deceptively portrayed criminal aliens to the public.
The media’s consistent and duplicitous mischaracterization of illegal aliens as a “L.A. man,” “Maryland man,” and other misleading descriptors is an attempt to garner sympathy for murderers, drug and human traffickers, pedophiles, rapists, and violent criminals. DHS will continue to push back on the false narratives hiding the facts about illegal alien crime.
“The media is attempting to force feed Americans that this is a ‘L.A. Man’—it's not. This is a criminal illegal alien who should have never been in our country. This previously deported illegal alien criminal spit on an ICE law enforcement officer,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Too many members of the media continue to purposefully mislead the public about illegal alien crime. Americans deserve to know the facts.”
Below are several examples of the many headlines showing how the media has falsely portrayed violent illegal. [click through to see the headlines]
This is just the most recent example of how the media has deceptively portrayed criminal aliens to the public.
That is considered assault!
“You spit, we HIT!”
Well, guess that was a bad idea, huh?
DUH 🙄
Sure wish I could be on his jury.
They think they’re making a point. Dumbasses. If it turns out the spitter has some deadly contagion, is it assault with a deadly weapon?
I’m serious, can’t the Federal government do something about the media lieing to the American public? I believe in a free press but they are propagandists.
I sure hope ICE has some decent judges to bring folks like this before.
They had
Then Obama made propaganda legal.
Bet those arrested all believe they will be going home by end of the night. Never thought they would actually go to jail. Was his $200 daily pay worth it?
He shouldn’t have to “face” it. JUST DO IT! LOCK THE FREAK UP.
Maybe we could all go PEACEFULLY PROTEST at Newsoms or Basses homes. Be sure to leave your cars out so we can peacefully protest by burning them. S/O
BTW are these people burning cars and putting toxins into the air also the Climate Change believers?
We all know that other than being inconvenienced by the system, this guy will do no time and will probably get off scot free...
Yes, on the law books for decades.
Yeah? Well, elderly gra dmothers were se tensed to years in prison for PRAYING IN AMERICA! (Outside abortion clinics) by the Biden reign of terror!
GOOD!!!!
Scenario.
He appears before a judge after Van Hollen has drinks with him a pleasant lunch for news cameras. Senator Alex Padilla rushes into the courtroom and starts yelling, NYC candidate Brad Lander links arms with him and the judge brings him to a jurors only exit door and he gets away. Crowd outside protests and sets police cars on fire and pelts officers with pre-arranged bricks and frozen urine in bottles.
Dem world.
This is why ICE operators should be allowed to wear masks. Every since the DemonRATS were taken over by the Muzzies, they spit on you like camels.
“can’t the Federal government do something about the media lieing to the American public”
Why don’t YOU do something about it? Quit watching their trash and inform their advertisers/sponsors why you quit using their products that are advertised on the channels that are pumping out this trash non-stop.
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