The illegal immigrant who allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle in Los Angeles Tuesday after previously escaping federal authorities was earlier given an award by the city for his efforts in exposing “illegal raids,” The Daily Wire has learned.
ICE officers fired at the Mexican illegal immigrant, who has since been identified as Carlitos Ricardo Parías, 44, shooting him in the elbow. A U.S. Marshal was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet.
The U.S. Attorney has since hit Parías with the federal charge of assaulting an officer, which could put him behind bars for up to eight years.
SCOOP: The illegal immigrant, Carlitos Ricardos Parías, who allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle in LA today after previously fleeing arrest was earlier given an award from the city of Los Angeles for his “tireless efforts to safeguard our neighborhoods from illegal raids” in exposing… pic.twitter.com/k6GZtkj0QK
— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) October 22, 2025
Parías is a well-known TikToker documenting ICE operations across LA to his more than 132,000 followers.
He was seen earlier this year in handcuffs being hauled into a vehicle by bystanders while federal authorities were trying arrest him for allegedly interfering with immigration operations, federal law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire.
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The officers engaged in a struggle with the bystanders, who refused to hand Parías over for arrest. They ultimately drove him to a nearby hospital after he wailed that his leg was broken.
@trakasofficial1 Warning ⚠️ “Viewers Discretion Is Advised “ The day that @LAgliZzynews saved @Richard LA @Richard from being kidnapped by ICE agents in LA 🥺🥺🥺 #ice #raids #federalgovernment #losangeles #california ♬ Very Sad – EnchanHe was arrested on Tuesday for attempting to flee a second time. Tuesday’s shooting comes amid a 1,000% increase in assaults on federal immigration agents.“These are the consequences of conduct and rhetoric by sanctuary politicians and activists who urge illegal aliens to resist arrest. Resisting arrest puts the safety of illegal aliens, law enforcement, and the public at risk. Our law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them including vehicle rammings by illegal aliens,” Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
“We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement,” McLaughlin said.
Gangs and cartels in Mexico have threatened bounties of up to $50,000 to take out immigration authorities. Last month, a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas, killing two detainees despite intending to kill feds.
Violent anti-ICE rioters took to LA over the summer, hurling concrete blocks at authorities, blocking major highways and setting Waymo autonomous electric vehicles ablaze. President Donald Trump called in the National Guard and Marines to quell the violence.
The Trump administration also recently hit Antifa with its first terrorism charges over a violent ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, when a cell of militants lured agents out of the facility with fireworks and began shooting at them. A local police officer was shot during the attack.
