A leftist agitator who assaulted a brave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with a rock is facing 20 years behind bars.
The incident took place last June during a “No Kings” protest in Portland, where 25-year-old Robert Jacob Hoopes brutally attacked a member of federal law enforcement.
This soft-spoken man is actually a violent ANTIFA thug.
Robert Jacob Hoopes — now posing as a peaceful Quaker pacifist while out on pretrial release — is the same individual behind a brutal assault on a federal ICE officer in Portland.
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— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) July 30, 2025
The Department of Justice said in a press release:
A Portland man pleaded guilty today after assaulting a federal officer at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.
Robert Jacob Hoopes, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury.
According to court documents, on June 14, 2025, Hoopes threw a large rock and struck an ICE officer in the head, causing a significant laceration over the officer’s eye.
Later that same day, he and two other individuals were seen using an upended stop sign as a makeshift battering ram, which resulted in significant damage to the main entry door to the ICE building.
On August 5, 2025, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a two-count indictment charging Hoopes with aggravated assault on a federal employee with a dangerous weapon and depredation of federal property.
Hoopes faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced on May 12, 2026, before a U.S. District Court Judge.
As part of the plea agreement, Hoopes has agreed to pay full restitution, estimated to be over $7,000. The FBI is investigating the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case.
Violent Portland far-left extremist Robert Jacob Hoopes has admitted to hurling a rock at the head of a federal employee at the ICE facility in June last year. He was captured on camera during the attack, which included using a battering ram to try to break inside the building in… pic.twitter.com/xQXfBkBQ2c
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 19, 2026
Hoopes, who describes himself as a “Quaker pacifist,” was originally charged with felony aggravated assault of a federal officer using a dangerous weapon, along with a separate count of depredation of federal property exceeding $1,000.
The property charge was later dismissed as part of a plea deal. He was taken into custody by the FBI during a raid at the home he shares with his girlfriend, who also has ties to Antifa.
