Sonia Knight

**Sonia E. Knight** is an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Detention and Deportation Officer, she is a current member of the Los Angeles ICE Fugitive Operations Team.

## Early Life

Sonia Elaine Knight was born on July 30, 1990 in Redding, California to air conditioning company executive Douglas K. Knight and dentist Melanie S. Knight, Sonia is the second of 5 children and the youngest daughter. Sonia graduated from Freedom High School in 2008, she attended Portland State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2012. During her time at high school and college, Sonia was a track and field runner and also competed in several triathlons. Sonia also competed on several local boys' softball and baseball teams when no female teams were available.

## Career

Sonia started her career as California Highway Patrol officer in 2012 at the Auburn Area Office. She worked both patrol and was trained as an accident investigator. In 2018, Sonia was accepted to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE/ERO) as a Detention and Deportation officer, she began her ICE career at the ICE Los Angeles Office as a Detention and Deportation Officer. In 2021, Sonia became a member of ICE Fugitive Operations at the ICE Los Angeles Field Office. Sonia has been at the center of several controversies surrounding her position with ICE Fugitive Operations and her secondary career as a competitive shooter, many detractors of ICE have used Sonia as an example of ICE hiring 'violent, trigger-happy people'. Law enforcement publications have all commented on the fact that her advanced firearms skills not only serve as a positive inspiration for others to practice more and be as tactically proficient as possible, but also explaining that her abilities make her far less likely to use lethal force as her training allows her to better assess situations and threats.

Sonia became a member of the Sentinel Blue Women's Team upon it's founding in 2022, her team captain is her friend, HSI Special Agent Maggie Marks. Sonia has won several events in all three Law Enforcement Multigun categories: Agency, Standard, and Unlimited. Sonia has been noted as being a more androgynous style counterpart to her feminine teammate Maggie. Like Maggie, Sonia is one of only two members of Sentinel Blue who only took up shooting when they started their law enforcement career and who had no previous competitive shooting experience prior to their career. Sonia is sponsored by TacWorks Academy for equipment, ammunition and training, Tactical Goddess for clothing and shooting gear, and ZEV Technologies for handguns and competition gunsmithing. Sonia uses her SIG P320 Carry as her Agency category handgun, a full sized SIG P320 as her Standard category handgun, and a ZEV customized Glock 17 as her Unlimited category handgun. She uses her HSI rifle and Remington 870 Police shotgun for her Agency and Standard rifle and shotgun, she also uses a Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 rifle and a Benelli M2 3 Gun, both customized by TacWorks as her as her Unlimited Category rifle and shotgun respectively.

Sonia joined the Sentinel Blue Tier One Team in June 2022, becoming their second ever female member.

### Service History

* ICE Los Angeles: 2018 to 2021
* ICE Fugitive Operations: 2021 to Present

## Personal Life

Sonia has been in a relationship with graphic artist and entrepreneur Dale "DJ" Jenkins since 2022. Sonia is an avid sportswoman and enjoys competitive shooting, motocross riding and competing in marathons. Sonia is a Monday person, a Leo in the western Zodiac, and a Metal Horse in the Chinese Zodiac. Sonia spends time on her family's property in Shingletown, California every year. Sonia is a Monday person, a Leo in the western zodiac, and a Metal Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

## Trivia

* Sonia is right-handed.
* Sonia loves tacos.
* Sonia wanted to be a pilot when she grew up.
* Sonia applied to Columbia University but was rejected, she ended up attending Portland State University.
* Sonia once met January Jones.
* Sonia has never been to a concert.

## See Also

* Sentinel Blue Tier One Team
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Captain
	+ James Wells: EMPD Member
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Member
* Sentinel Blue Men's Team
	+ James Wells: EMPD Captain
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Member
	+ Kevin Hyde: ATF Member
	+ Calvin Winslow: HSI Member
	+ Todd Desmond: LASD Member
	+ Jason Hughes: VCSO Member
* Sentinel Blue Women's Team
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Captain
	+ Victoria Allen: BHPD Member
	+ Tracy McGaren: LAPD Member
	+ Charlie Lenzen: LASD Member
	+ Rachel Petersen: LAPP Member