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ICE Agents Shoot at Moving Van in Maryland, Wounding Two

Multiple agencies have launched reviews of the shooting during an ICE removal operation outside Baltimore.

Overview

  • DHS identified the wounded as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins of Portugal and passenger Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel of El Salvador, saying Sousa-Martins overstayed a visa that expired in 2009.
  • Anne Arundel County police said agents opened fire after the driver allegedly tried to run them over, and the van later came to a stop in a wooded area.
  • Both men were taken to a hospital in stable condition, and officials reported no ICE agents were injured.
  • Anne Arundel County police are investigating the shooting, the FBI is reviewing the alleged assault on officers, and ICE has opened an internal inquiry.
  • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was briefed on the incident, which officials and recent reporting place within a broader trend of vehicle confrontations in immigration enforcement.