Overview
- DHS identified the victim as Jose Castro-Rivera of Honduras, with local leaders saying he was 24.
- State police say he was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup after exiting a vehicle and attempting to cross I-264 during an ICE pursuit near the Military Highway interchange.
- Virginia State Police say they were not involved in the pursuit and are investigating only the vehicle-pedestrian crash.
- DHS says ICE conducted an intelligence-based stop, determined the occupants were in the country illegally, and that an officer administered CPR after Castro-Rivera fled into traffic.
- Advocates criticized ICE’s characterization and tactics as heightening fear, the Honduran consulate moved to repatriate the body, and coverage cited a similar August freeway death in California.