PORTLAND, OR - A man who previously admitted to assaulting a federal agent during protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in 2025 has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
On Thursday, June 11, Robert Jacob Hoopes was sentenced by a federal judge, who also ordered him to serve three years of supervised release and pay more than $8,000 in restitution, Fox News reported. Hoopes previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.
Hoopes threw a rock during a June 2025 protest that struck an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer in the face, "causing significant injury," according to court documents.
Prosecutors said the officer's wound bled heavily and obstructed his vision. The officer also required medical attention beyond basic first aid. "Today’s message is clear — violence is not a protest," U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford said in a statement. "When you cross the line and assault a federal officer, you will be prosecuted."
FBI investigators identified Hoopes using facial recognition technology. According to charging documents, investigators submitted a photograph published by OregonLive.com to commercially available facial recognition software.
Federal authorities said the software generated approximately 30 potential matches from publicly available databases. Investigators then reviewed the results and identified a photograph on a Reed College SmugMug page titled "Canyon Day April '23." Prosecutors said a tattoo visible on the individual's forearm matched a tattoo seen on the suspect during the June 14 protest.
Hoopes' father, Tom Hoopes, previously described his son as a "lifelong Quaker who is deeply committed to pacifism" in an interview withKATU. While he did not dispute that his son attended the protest, he declined to discuss his specific involvement. "What his involvement was: I can’t speak to that, but he is deeply committed to justice, " KATU quoted him as saying.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has pursued cases against numerous individuals accused of assaulting federal officers during protests tied to President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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