Federal immigration agents were forced to open fire on a vehicle transporting illegal aliens when the driver attempted to run them over in Maryland this week.
The harrowing incident unfolded on Wednesday in Glen Burnie, a town in Anne Arundel County.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducting a targeted operation approached a cargo van carrying two male illegal aliens and instructed them to turn off the engine.
The driver, identified as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, refused to comply and instead rammed federal vehicles in an attempt to escape.
“He then drove his van directly at ICE officers, attempting to run them over,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explained in a statement.
“Fearing for their lives and public safety, the ICE officers defensively fired their service weapons, striking the driver. Sousa-Martins then wrecked his van between two buildings, injuring the passenger.”
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