Federal agent attacked and hospitalized during anti-ICE protest in Downtown LA

A federal agent was injured after being attacked during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.

"LAFD responding to a Federal Agent who was injured during the incident," the LAPD wrote on X before 1 p.m.

In several other posts updating the progress of the marching protesters, the department said the demonstrators had blocked traffic, committed acts of vandalism, including at the Federal Building, and had thrown items at police.

The department later wrote that the "Suspects who attacked the Federal Agents have blended into the March."

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The protest was part of a student walkout, according to local outlets.

The students could be seen in aerial video stalling traffic as they walked down a street holding up American, Mexican and other flags.

The protesters also waved signs that said things like "Honk if you hate Nazis" and "F—k Trump," according to the California Post.

The agent was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.

It’s unclear if any arrests have been made.

Police didn’t specify what agency that agent worked at. 

Earlier this month, police issued a dispersal order for another student-led anti-ICE protest in downtown L.A.

At least four suspects were detained for vandalizing property in the area during that protest and were expected to be charged with felony vandalism, according to the LAPD.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the LAPD for comment.

'I've Had It' podcast hosts fear Trump will be surpassed by more 'diabolical' successor

The co-hosts of the "I’ve Had It" podcast voiced concerns Friday that there may be a "diabolical" conservative politician on the horizon who is more effective and committed to the cause than President Donald Trump.

Trump’s second term in office has been marked by fierce debates about whether he has actually fulfilled the promises he made while on the campaign trail, ranging from his administration's handling of the Epstein files to failing to secure mass deportations or avoid another war in the Middle East. Such discrepancies have been a frequent topic mentioned by the same podcasters who have been said to have helped him win the 2024 election. 

After criticizing multiple Democratic presidents for failing to prosecute their Republican predecessors, co-host Jennifer Welch said that she is focused on anticipating what comes after Trump. 

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"Trump is no spring chicken, and he’s a lame duck. So what is next?" she asked. "And that's why I'm so open-minded and analytical about my own political beliefs and the errors of my own ways. And I constantly want to be an evolving political thinker in this time, because the news is coming at us fast and in a devastating, violent way, daily. And I think that it is a time to lock in more than recede."

"Well, I think you're so right about that," co-host Angie "Pumps" Sullivan agreed. "And I worry not only about what comes after Trump, how much more diabolical — because Trump is dumb. He doesn't really care about policy, he doesn't care about people. He wants to make money and be on the, you know – he just wants to have his face everywhere. What comes after him?"

"They might be smarter," Pumps warned. "They might be even more diabolical and care about it like a Stephen Miller as the actual man in power. Then I worry about the youth, the people that are so used to Trump's theatrics and the lying. Like, what [are] their expectations of a politician?"

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"It's going to incubate something worse," Welch said, suggesting Vice President JD Vance is a good example of someone who fits the bill. "There is something worse than Trump, and it's younger, and like you said, it's more diabolical."

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and did not receive an immediate response. 

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