Protester says he was permanently blinded after getting shot by Homeland Security officer in Southern California

A protester was permanently blinded in their left eye after a Department of Homeland Security officer fired a nonlethal round from close range during a confrontation on Friday night, Jan. 9, outside the federal building in Santa Ana, a social justice group said on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Local members of Dare to Struggle, which bills itself as an organization that fights injustice, gathered outside the Santa Ana City Jail to speak out against actions by the DHS officers. One of them was arrested at Friday’s confrontation...