A man of Portuguese nationality was shot this Wednesday, December 24, by agents of the United States immigration services.
According to Homeland Security [Departamento de Segurança dos Estados Unidos]ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Service) agents were carrying out an immigration inspection operation in Glen Burnie, in the state of Maryland, when they “identified the driver of a van as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an illegal immigrant from Portugal”, who was accompanied by “Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador”.
The agents approached the vehicle and ordered Sousa-Martins to turn off the engine. However, the driver refused and tried to flee, colliding with several ICE vehicles and trying to run over the agents, who were forced to shoot.
“Fearing for their lives and public safety, ICE agents fired their service weapons in self-defense, striking the driver. Sousa-Martins then crashed the van between two buildings, injuring the passenger.”wrote Homeland Security on the X social network.