A 62-year-old woman has been charged after driving through a crowd of anti-ICE protesters who surrounded and began pounding on her car in New Jersey.
Linda Roglen, 62, of North Bergen, was driving past the Noches De Colombia on Fairview Avenue in the borough of Fairview when she encountered a group protesting ICE raids on Saturday.
One of the protesters confronted her car, and she sped up, allegedly running over his foot.
The man falls to the ground, Roglen stops, and the protesters swarm her vehicle and begin banging on the windows.
At this point, the car is surrounded, and Roglen slowly drives through. At least one protester can be seen throwing something at her vehicle as she leaves the scene.
The incident was captured on video from multiple angles and shared on social media, where leftists expressed outrage over her actions.
Newly obtained video footage shows a driver striking protesters twice during a July 12 immigration rally on Fairview Avenue in Fairview, New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/rlnYBRatU0
— HudPost (@hudpost) July 12, 2025
Those with common sense asserted that she did the right thing as she was in the middle of a dangerous situation.
According to a report from the New York Post, Roglen has been charged with “careless driving, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and four counts of assault by auto resulting in bodily injury.”
Three of the protesters sustained minor injuries.
In New Jersey, no statute or law specifically immunizes or protects drivers from civil or criminal liability if they drive through a group of protesters who are surrounding and banging on their vehicle.
Several states, such as Florida, Oklahoma, and Iowa, have enacted or considered laws that provide limited protections for drivers in specific scenarios involving blocked roadways. New Jersey has not passed any similar legislation.
New Jersey does not have a “stand your ground” law; instead, there is a general duty to retreat if it can be done safely before using force. However, self-defense may apply if you reasonably believe force is immediately necessary to protect against unlawful force or retreating is not possible.
