EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Immigrant Hits ICE Officer With Car During Florida Arrest, ‘Nearly Crushing Him’

An illegal immigrant hit an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with his car as the officer attempted to arrest him during a Sunday traffic stop in Florida, The Daily Wire has learned.

Henry Isaul Garcia reversed his car — which was carrying three other illegal immigrants — into the ICE officer’s leg before “nearly crushing him,” the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. The Guatemalan citizen then hit multiple ICE vehicles during the traffic stop in Homestead, Florida, before speeding off and colliding with a black utility van.

The illegal immigrant’s crushed vehicle was recovered at the scene.

Garcia and his illegal immigrant passengers then ran out of the car, but were ultimately nabbed by the feds, according to DHS.

Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said “sanctuary politicians” who “have openly encouraged and provided tips for how to evade our ICE officers” are to blame for the latest attack.

“We are praying for the speedy recovery of our law enforcement officer,” McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. “The violence against our brave ICE law enforcement must come to an end. This is the second incident in a week where an officer was injured while arresting an illegal alien.”

The illegal immigrant hit multiple ICE vehicles and a van before he tried to evade arrest.

The latest attack comes amid a 1,000% increase in assaults on ICE officers as they carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

In one recent example, an ICE officer in Chicago was hit and dragged by an illegal immigrant driver. The federal officer responded by shooting the driver, who was later pronounced dead.

“This type of rhetoric is contributing to our ICE officers facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them. It is time to tone down the rhetoric,” said McLaughlin.

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The injured ICE officer is in stable condition after being treated at a local hospital, DHS said. The group of illegal immigrants was also transported to a hospital, before they were discharged and booked into ICE detention.

Garcia crossed the United States-Mexico border illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, in March 2022, when more than 222,000 migrants streamed into the country with the promise of the Biden administration’s problematic catch-and-release policy.