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HOUSTON, TX – A man twice removed from the United States was arrested after an encounter in which an ICE officer suffered serious facial injuries.

The subject allegedly used a metal coffee cup during the struggle, causing burns and a deep cut that required 13 stitches.

The arrest occurred during an ICE operation in Houston on Monday.

Key Points

ICE arrested Walter Leonel Perez Rodriguez, a twice deported noncitizen from El Salvador

An officer sustained burns and a facial laceration during the encounter

Rodriguez was referred for prosecution on charges of illegal reentry and assaulting a federal officer

Rodriguez, 33, has been removed from the country twice and previously entered the United States without authorization on multiple occasions according to ICE.

He has past convict

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