Two injured after ICE agents fire at Maryland vehicle amid crackdown

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot a moving car allegedly evading arrest, injuring two people in a Baltimore suburb, according to US authorities.

Two men from Portugal and El Salvador were allegedly living in the US illegally while driving through Glen Burnie, Maryland, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Officers approached the vehicle and instructed the driver to turn off his engine, according to DHS in a post on X, but the driver did not and instead veered into several ICE vehicles.

The ICE officers shot the driver while defensively aiming their service weapons, according to a statement from DHS on X. The driver “then wrecked his van between two buildings, injuring the passenger.”

No ICE agents were hurt during the incident, according to DHS, and the two men later received medical attention.

By detaining and removing illegal aliens from our streets, our brave officers risk their lives every day, according to the DHS post. The extremist rhetoric must end as illegal aliens and violent agitators continue to actively resist ICE.

ICE agents approached a “white van” during an arrest on Wednesday, according to local police, who confirmed to ABC News that the driver had “attempted to run the agents over.”

The car then accelerated before coming to rest in a residential Glen Burnie, Maryland, area, according to ABC.

Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, stated on X that he was aware of the “involved shooting” and that his office would keep providing more details as the investigation progressed.

According to ABC News, the shooting comes after a similar incident occurred on Sunday in Minnesota when ICE agents shot a Cuban man who also attempted to ram ICE vehicles.

In an SUV, ICE agents approached the man in the city of St Paul as he entered the country on a discontinued asylum program.

According to Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, the agents threatened to break his window if he didn’t speak with them, leading to the man fleeing, according to ABC. The man struck an ICE agent with his car during the incident.