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FAKE ICE AGENT Assaults McDonald's Workers in California - Shows How Bad Actors Undermine Trump's Immigration Agenda

Gary FranchiFebruary 17, 2026276 views
FAKE ICE AGENT Assaults McDonald's Workers in California - Shows How Bad Actors Undermine Trump's Immigration Agenda
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A 44-year-old California man has been arrested after falsely claiming to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and putting a McDonald's manager in a headlock, highlighting how media hysteria around President Trump's mass deportation agenda is creating dangerous situations for everyone involved.

Joshua Cobb walked into a La Jolla McDonald's on Nobel Drive Thursday afternoon and immediately escalated to violence, putting the restaurant manager in a headlock while spouting profanity-laced rants about "illegal immigrants," according to San Diego Police.

This is exactly the kind of chaos that undermines President Trump's legitimate immigration enforcement efforts. While ICE agents are professionally conducting lawful operations to remove criminal aliens and immigration violators, unhinged individuals like Cobb are creating dangerous situations that put innocent workers at risk.

"Why do you think I'm willing to take two punches in the motherf**king face with some illegal immigrants while I make an arrest," Cobb allegedly ranted during his assault on the workers.

Here's what's really happening: The mainstream media's hysterical coverage of Trump's deportation operations is creating an atmosphere where unstable people think they can take immigration enforcement into their own hands. This helps absolutely nobody - not legitimate ICE agents doing their jobs, not immigrant communities, and certainly not innocent workers just trying to earn a living.

The Real Victims of Liberal Hysteria

The McDonald's workers who were assaulted are the real victims here. They were just doing their jobs when this maniac decided to play dress-up as a federal agent. This is what happens when the legacy media whips people into a frenzy instead of reporting facts about Trump's measured, legal approach to immigration enforcement.

Real ICE agents don't randomly assault fast-food workers. They follow protocols, present proper identification, and conduct themselves professionally. Cobb's actions are a disgrace to legitimate law enforcement and exactly the kind of vigilante nonsense that makes Trump's job harder.

Patriots need to remember: support our President's immigration agenda through legal channels, not by enabling crazy people who think assault makes them patriots. It doesn't - it makes them criminals who undermine everything we're trying to accomplish.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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SecureBordersVerified2 hours ago
The media will use this one incident to paint all immigration enforcement in a bad light. We can't let bad actors derail legitimate border security efforts.
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PatriotMom2020Verified20 minutes ago
This is exactly why we need proper identification and oversight of ICE operations. These fake agents make it harder for the real ones to do their jobs effectively.
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TruthSeeker88Verifiedjust now
Absolutely right. It undermines public trust when people can't tell who's legitimate.
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RedStateRealistVerifiedjust now
The article makes a great point about how these incidents give ammunition to open-borders advocates. We need to be smarter about this.
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BorderHawkVerifiedjust now
Exactly. Every fake incident makes legitimate enforcement look bad.
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AmericaFirst2024Verifiedjust now
Prosecute this criminal to the fullest extent of the law! Impersonating federal agents should carry serious penalties.
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LawAndOrderVerifiedjust now
It's already a federal crime, but enforcement needs to be stronger.
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ConstitutionFirstVerifiedjust now
This is why we need clear protocols and better communication between ICE and local businesses.
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StandWithICEVerifiedjust now
Real ICE agents do important work keeping our communities safe. These imposters are doing serious damage to that mission.
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SmallBizOwnerVerifiedjust now
My restaurant got visited by someone claiming to be ICE last month. Thank goodness we asked for proper identification and contacted the local ICE office to verify.
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CaliforniaConservativeVerifiedjust now
I work in the restaurant industry and we've had issues with people claiming to be federal agents. How are business owners supposed to verify credentials on the spot?