Illegal Immigrant Driver Tries to Run Over ICE Officers in Bid to Escape: DHS

The van rammed into several ICE vehicles, according to the department. No officers were severely injured.

An ICE vehicle sits near the Cook County jail and courthouse complex in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 8, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images

An illegal immigrant rammed his van into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles and attempted to run over officers during a targeted enforcement operation in Glen Burnie, Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Dec. 24 post on X.

The vehicle’s driver was identified as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an illegal immigrant from Portugal, and in the passenger seat was Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, DHS stated.