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He Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye

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Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission.

Tucker Collins, 19, has undergone a series of changes since last year. He started his freshman year as an astronautical engineering student at the University of Southern California. He moved to a new part of Los Angeles. And on March 28, he lost an eye from an injury sustained at a protest against federal immigration enforcement.

That afternoon, the amateur photographer and filmmaker decided to go to a No Kings protest in downtown Los Angeles with a new camera his parents gave him as a Christmas gift, he told Capital & Main.…

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