Colorado DA pursues assault charge against federal immigration officer, DHS condemns 'political stunt'

A Colorado district attorney charged a federal immigration officer with third-degree assault and criminal mischief after an incident during a protest in Durango, which the Department of Homeland Security condemned as an 'unlawful' and 'political stunt.' The officer, Nicholas Rice, allegedly knocked a protester's phone from her hand and used force during an immigration enforcement activity, prompting a state investigation.