Portland man sentenced to 30 months in prison for throwing rock at ICE officer during protest

A man who admitted to assaulting a federal officer during protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, last year was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday.

Robert Jacob Hoopes previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.

According to court documents, Hoopes threw a rock during a June 2025 protest that struck an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer in the face, "causing...