A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sustained serious injuries to his face on Monday during an immigration raid in Houston, the Department of Homeland Security reported on Thursday.

According to a DHS press release , Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez, 33, was arrested during a Monday encounter with ICE agents in Houston.

'This young officer’s life has forever been altered as a result of the continued hyper-politicization of routine law enforcement activities and spread of misinformation by the media, NGOs, and other groups opposed to immigration enforcement.'

During the encounter, Rodriguez is "alleged to have resisted arrest and physically assaulted an ICE officer with a metal coffee cup."

The ICE officer sustained severe burns and a "deep gash" to his face that required 13

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