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Judge Tosses Charges Against TikTok Streamer Shot by ICE as Video Refutes Agents’ Claims

HeadlineDec 30, 2025

A federal judge in California has dismissed an indictment against a TikTok streamer from South Los Angeles who was shot by ICE agents who surrounded his car during an immigration enforcement operation in October. Carlitos Ricardo Parias had faced charges of assault, after agents accused him of using his car as a weapon to ram two of their vehicles. But newly released body-camera footage from the ICE agent who fired his gun shows Parias did not move his car; instead, the footage shows the agent smashing through a passenger window, pointing his gun at Parias and threatening to shoot him if he doesn’t get out. The agent then fires, striking Parias in the elbow. A deputy marshal was struck in the hand when the bullet ricocheted. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin ordered the case against Parias dismissed, saying he was deprived of his constitutional rights when the government moved him to an ICE processing center 90 miles east of Los Angeles following his release on bond.

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