Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Assaulting ICE Officers in Hartford Arrest

Federal prosecutors say 25-year-old Brazilian national Luis Peterson Rohr Ferreira Borges pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Hartford to assaulting federal officers after a June 25, 2025 ICE arrest on Zion Street. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, once in a government vehicle Ferreira Borges kicked, flailed and threatened to kick the driver in the neck, then bit one Enforcement and Removal Operations officer and spat on the officer driving as they transported him to the federal building on Main Street. DHS had previously issued a 2023 civil immigration warrant for him, and he also faced earlier state charges in Connecticut including assault on public-safety personnel and intimidation based on bigotry or bias. He has been in custody since his 2025 arrest and faces up to one year in prison when he is sentenced on April 16. The case will likely be cited inside the broader fight over ICE tactics and resistance to immigration arrests, but it also underscores that some encounters do involve genuine assaults on officers, something Fox and administration allies have been emphasizing in their narrative about rising attacks on federal agents.