The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the second statement this week correcting the record on the death of an illegal alien. The correction came after Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) accused ICE of ‘killing another man’ in Michigan.
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“His name is Mario David Coronado Juarez,” Tlaib posted on X. “Mario lived and worked in Michigan for 7 years as a construction worker, sending money home to his kids in Guatemala. ICE pursued him in an unmarked car, causing a fatal car crash.”
DHS explained in its statement that ICE agents had targeted the vehicle in Grand Rapids Sunday because it was registered to “a known criminal illegal alien with multiple alcohol related driving offenses.” The owner is also wanted in Guatemala for a drunk and disorderly charge, DHS said.
Coronado Juarez, who was not the owner of the vehicle, fled at a high rate of speed when officers attempted the stop to confirm his identity, according to the statement.
In the interest of public safety, ICE officers immediately discontinued the enforcement action. A short time later, officers saw smoke nearly half a mile from the attempted stop and discovered the vehicle had crashed into a tree and caught fire. Officers immediately attempted to render aid and extinguish the fire until the Grand Rapids Police Department and Fire Department arrived. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by local officials. Officials also estimated that the suspect’s vehicle was traveling well over 100 miles per hour when the crash occurred.
Homeland Security stated that Coronado-Juarez was also an illegal alien from Guatemala who had been removed from the United States by Border Patrol in 2021.
He re-entered the country at an unknown date and location, which is a felony, DHS noted. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public.”
Outrage over the incident comes on the heels of an officer involved shooting of a Venezuelan illegal alien in Austin, Texas, which has led to protests and riots.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot by an ICE officer Sunday while evading arrest, sustaining a bullet wound near his spine.
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DHS released a statement on Tuesday to “debunk the many lies spread by the mainstream media, far-left activists, and sanctuary politicians regarding the shooting.”
Garces Perez was the subject of a targeted vehicle stop and had attempted to evade ICE by speeding away. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating the shooting.
According to the Department, Garces Perez illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration and had a final order of removal.
“Sanctuary politicians need to stop encouraging this dangerous behavior that puts our officers and the public at risk,” DHS stated. The Department called out several Democrat politicians, including California Governor Gavin Newsom, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Los Angele Mayor Karen Bass, for holding webinars and providing resources and tips to illegal aliens on how to openly defy federal law enforcement.
Additionally, Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) recently announced that she has launched a Resistance Lab to train leftists on how to obstruct ICE, organize protests, boycott businesses, create movements, and more.
Jayapal claimed the resistance effort already has over 30,000 members across all 50 states.
“Sanctuary politicians may continue to shamelessly protect illegal aliens, but the Trump Administration will remain focused on protecting the American people,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement, Tuesday.
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