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A federal jury in Seattle stunned many Americans when it found Victor Vivanco-Reyes not guilty on all counts for an incident that injured federal immigration agents during an arrest on Camano Island. The decision, handed down on January 9, 2026, has rattled law enforcement circles and conservative communities who watched the trial closely.
According to federal charging documents, agents attempting to execute an immigration-related warrant say Vivanco-Reyes accelerated a truck and trailer into government vehicles, causing a crash that left two agents hospitalized. The Justice Department originally charged him with multiple counts of assaulting federal officers with a deadly weapon stemming from the June 6, 2025 episode.
The trial lasted five days before U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead, and the jury returned a not guilty verdict despite prosecutors presenting a timeline and physical damage to government cars. Court records show the defendant remains in custody on an immigration hold even after the acquittal, underscoring that criminal verdicts do not erase immigration consequences.
Defense lawyers argued their client had no time to form the specific intent required for assault charges and pushed back against prosecutors’ claims that the vehicle was used as a dangerous weapon. The judge excluded certain evidence about prior convictions and a PTSD diagnosis, a ruling the defense celebrated and critics of the prosecution called controversial.
Make no mistake: this verdict will be seized upon by the left as proof their safe-haven approach to illegal activity works, and by contrast it exposes a dangerous double standard when our brave federal agents are put at risk. When juries in deep-blue enclaves remove accountability for reckless behavior that targets law enforcement, it sends a message that federal agents will be left to fend for themselves. Conservative Americans must see this as another example of public safety being sacrificed to progressive sympathies.
Washington’s political leaders and the Department of Justice must now answer tough questions about prosecutorial strategy, evidence rules, and whether policy failures at the border and in sanctuary jurisdictions are emboldening dangerous behavior. The truth is simple: if judges and juries in major urban areas continue to let facts be filtered through ideological prisms, no officer, agent, or citizen will feel secure. The American people deserve prosecutions that protect victims and communities, not legal gamesmanship that allows suspects to walk.
Patriots who value law and order should use this moment to demand accountability at every level — from local prosecutors to federal immigration enforcement policymakers. Vote for leaders who will secure the border, support ICE and Homeland Security, and ensure juries return verdicts based on public safety and common sense rather than political theater. Our communities and our agents deserve nothing less than firm, decisive action.
