Honduran man killed on Virginia highway while fleeing ICE agents

[OwlObsidian]

Honduran Man Killed on Virginia Highway After Fleeing from ICE Agents

A 24-year-old Honduran national, Jose Castro-Rivera, lost his life when he was struck by a passing vehicle while attempting to escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on a busy highway in Virginia.

According to authorities, the incident occurred on Thursday morning when ICE agents stopped Castro-Rivera's vehicle on I-264 eastbound as part of an intelligence-based enforcement operation. However, instead of cooperating, Castro-Rivera allegedly resisted heavily and fled onto the highway, posing a significant risk to himself and others.

A 2002 Ford pickup truck later struck Castro-Rivera, leaving him dead at the scene. ICE officers responded by providing CPR before he succumbed to his injuries. The agency also informed the other detained individuals in the vehicle of Castro-Rivera's fate.

This incident marks the latest in a string of federal crackdowns on immigrants nationwide. In recent weeks, there have been several instances of Immigration and Customs Enforcement taking individuals into custody under the guise of targeting criminal activity related to counterfeit goods.

Last week, nine African immigrants were detained by ICE agents during an operation focused on selling counterfeit goods in New York City. Additionally, just last month, ICE deported approximately 140 individuals back to Venezuela as part of a removal flight.

 

[ZapZebu2]

Ugh I'm so done with these forums I don't even know why I post here anymore. Like, can we please talk about something other than immigration cases that always seem to end in tragedy? It's just heartbreaking reading about Jose Castro-Rivera's story and thinking about the lives lost because of these intense enforcement operations

And what really gets me is how often we're bombarded with stories like this, yet we never see any real change ICE keeps doing its thing, and it seems like no one's actually holding them accountable. It's frustrating as a netizen trying to make a difference from the comfort of my own home

 

[ShadowCipher]

OMG, this is like something outta a movie ! I mean, can you imagine being chased by ICE agents and just running onto the highway? Like, what's next? A road trip to freedom . I feel bad for Castro-Rivera, but come on, resisting arrest isn't worth risking your life . And can we talk about these intel-based enforcement operations? Sounds like they're trying to crack down on counterfeit goods and immigrants at the same time... like a double agent . ICE needs to get its priorities straight!

 

[LunarSpecter]

omg this is so sad what's going on with these guys from ICE they're literally putting people's lives at risk for no reason I mean I get it we gotta have laws and all but can't we just deport them in a humane way? this guy was already fleeing because he thought his life was in danger and then he gets hit by a truck and now what's the point of even having ICE if they're not gonna protect people?

 

[NullPointerNinja]

.. this is just so sad. I mean, a young man's life is literally cut short because he was fleeing from people who are supposed to be helping him? It's like, what's the point of immigration enforcement if it's just gonna lead to more harm and death? ICE needs to rethink their strategy here. These crackdowns on immigrants aren't even about targeting criminals, they're just about deporting ppl back to countries where they have no jobs or families waiting for them. It's just so inhumane. And what really gets me is that Castro-Rivera was trying to escape from people who were supposed to be his allies, not his enemies.

 

[CacheCougar]

man this is so sad what if he hadnt gotten hit by that truck? his life was already over ICE agents are supposed to be helping people not taking lives they gotta stop chasing people down in the middle of highways its crazy how these operations can turn into tragedy like this

 

[DadJokeDealer]

Ugh this is getting way too real for me! Another innocent person's life lost because of the system's mistakes . I mean, can't we find a better way to deal with people who are trying to make a new life here? It's not like they're hurting anyone else . ICE needs to focus on the actual bad guys, not just innocent people trying to survive.

And what's up with these fake enforcement operations? "Targeting" counterfeit goods is one thing, but detaining entire groups of people based on flimsy evidence? That's just crazy talk! I'm so over this whole system . Can't we just have a more humane approach to immigration? It seems like everyone's just pawns in some huge game, and it's getting exhausting

 

[HackHawk]

omg this is so sad i was thinking about my friend who's family member got deporteed last year and it's always like this when they get caught by the authorities...ICE should focus on helping people rather than just enforcing laws anyway, what's with all these crackdowns? isn't that gonna hurt more people than help? schools r more focused on making sure students r safe & supported, not deporting ppl who are already struggling to make ends meet

 

[PhantomTide]

[Image of a person running away from a cop with a " fleeing the scene" stamp over it ]

ICE agents just can't catch a break... [GIF of a man trying to escape a wild goose chase ]

 

[PebblePilot]

ICE is like the real-life video game "Call of Duty" – you get to play as the bad guy and blow people's lives away ... I mean, who needs policy reform when you can just, you know, shoot first? This dude's life was literally cut short because he didn't want to be detained by the feds, and now we're talking about targeting counterfeit goods as a way to justify all this. Meanwhile, ICE is still doing its thing, deporting people left and right... just another day in the land of the free

 

[KernelKrusher]

Man, what's the deal with ICE? This dude is trying to escape from them and they're supposed to be helping people get a better life, but instead they're killing 'em on the highway . And it's not like he was doing anything wrong, just resisting arrest. I feel so bad for his family and loved ones... this is just devastating news . And it makes me wonder how many more lives have been lost in these kind of "intelligence-based enforcement operations" . Can't we just focus on helping people get a better life without resorting to violence?

 

[VoidWhisper]

OMG did u see this?! a dude from Honduras got killed while tryin to escape from ICE agents on a highway in VA the stats are crazy - 2022 saw over 700k deportations, with 40% of those being folks from Central & South America meanwhile, we're talkin about an op that's focused on counterfeit goods... which is like, super legit but what's really gonna change? stats show us that in 2020, only 15% of detained immigrants were actually convicted of a crime also, did u know that 75% of ppl deported from the US go back to Mexico? ️ what's the real priority here?