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A US immigration agent has declared in court he could detect through his body armor the impact of a sandwich thrown at him by a capital city activist, who has faced court proceedings for criminal charge.

Federal border agent Gregory Lairmore informed the legal jury the sandwich "exploded all over him" and he "detected the onions and yellow sauce" on his work clothing.

No party challenges that Sean Dunn, 37, did in fact lob vulgar language and a deli-style sandwich at authorities assigned by the administration to secure the federal district in the summer month.

The incident was recorded on camera and went viral, making the accused a figure of opposition in the capital to Trump.

Federal attorneys at first tried to obtain felony charges against the accused, but a grand jury chose not to prosecute him.

Trump's sending of National Guard troops to the capital this warmer months sparked outrage from some of the local inhabitants, who viewed it as a political use of the armed forces.

Based on court papers, Mr Dunn approached a group of officers at about late evening on 10 August, calling them "extremists" and yelling: "Why are you here? I don't want you in my city!"

The court witnessed a reenactment from the officer on the court date as he testified against the defendant.

"I could feel it through my body armor," he stated of the sandwich's impact, adding that an vegetable piece dangled from his police radio and condiment marked his uniform.

Mr Dunn's legal counsel, Julia Gatto, said in her court presentation that launching the sandwich was a "innocent action that did not, could not, result in harm".

But state lawyer the prosecutor maintained Mr Dunn must be facing consequences.

"Whatever your status, you can't just go around launching items at people because you're mad," Mr Parron said.

Subsequent to the reported incident became public, the defendant was fired from his position as a legal assistant in the Department of Justice.