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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says Illegal immigration Last Tuesday, the robbery was a past robbery conviction and was previously arrested on murder and assault charges and later arrested.
Omar Pulido Bastida, 41, faces federal assault charges, allegedly spitting when Icefield agents attempted to arrest him. USAbecause he was deported before.
“ICE law enforcement officers arrested Omar Pulido-Bastida despite the riots in Los Angeles. The illegal alien who committed the crime was convicted of robbery and arrested for murder and assault,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in an exclusive statement to Fox News about Mexican nationals.
Omar Pulido Bastida, 41, faces federal assault charges for allegedly spitting at an Icefield agent while trying to arrest him. (Division of Homeland Security)
“This is the type of criminal illegal aliens that thugs have been protected. Governor Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass will continue to prioritize these criminal illegal aliens over their own citizens?
Pulido Bastida lives in South Central Los Angelesif he was guilty of assault, he could face eight years in prison.
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“This defendant found the hard way: When you spit, we hit on felony charges,” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement last week. “Law enforcement officers risk their lives and safety to uphold the law. Treat them in disrespectful ways like defendants, ridicule our great nation, and this kind of behavior will be punished accordingly.”
Arrest of convicted criminals on ice as the riots in Blue City: “You won’t stop us”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, leftist and White House border Tsar Czar Tom Homan spoke to reporters at the White House on January 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Justice Department accused the man of insulting an Ice officer on his balcony first, then came down and spit through the gate, before that, saying, “No, get out of here. I know my rights. I call my lawyer.” After that, Ice then “forced into” his home and arrested the man who was hiding, and he said, “Okay, you caught me,” before he was arrested.
Fox News Digital and Newsom’s office. Bass’ office pointed out Fox News Digital’s offer for last week’s press conference.
“These are not criminals that the government is suspected of targeting,” Bass said. “These are mothers and fathers, restaurant workers, tailors, family caregivers, Angelenoth’s daily attempt to make a living. We hear stories about unmarked federal vans parked near graduation from Lossard School, where American citizen became pregnant, he was pregnant, and after being hospitalized after being detained by federal agents, working in downtown Los Angeles again in downtown Los Angeles, providing a lot of work for their families.
The arrests came after the agency swept across the area last week after anti-ice protests and riots broke out in Los Angeles. On Sunday night, President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social that he hopes to see the arrests further intensify to “achieve a very important goal of achieving the largest large-scale deportation program in history.”

President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The President specifically mentioned Operations in Los AngelesChicago and New York may increase.
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“His plan is clear: inciting violence and chaos in the Blue State, with the excuse of militarizing our city, demonizing opponents, constantly breaking the law and consolidating power. It’s illegal and we won’t let it stand.”

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