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Austin,.- The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified this Thursday the migrant accused of crashing his car into two ICE vehicles in Texas.
In a statement, the Government indicated that the individual, identified as Robyn Argote Crooks, is of Cuban origin and entered the U.S. in 2024, through the CBP One program, which allowed migrants to present themselves at ports of entry on the border, with an appointment, and enter the country under a humanitarian permit or 'parole'.
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Argote is now in ICE custody and, according to local media KSAT, faces charges for destruction of government property. The incident took place yesterday in the parking lot of a Walmart supermarket north of the city of San Antonio. In a video posted by ICE on social media, it is seen how agents intercept a vehicle and block its exit by placing a car in front and another at the back. The vehicles were not marked or had identification that associated them with the Government, as can be seen in the images. The migrant tries to speed up and reverse, but finds himself surrounded and crashes into the vehicles used by ICE agents. Three agents approach the vehicle's doors, knocking on the windows and shouting at him to get out of the car, also pointing guns. According to the version of events that DHS delivered in a statement, migration officers were carrying out a "traffic stop" in order to arrest Brooks, whom they call being in the country "illegally". The authorities also assure that one of the agents involved in the incident was injured and was taken to a local hospital. According to court records reviewed by EFE, no prior criminal record was found for Brooks in the state of Texas. This event in Texas occurs amidst concern from local authorities and activists in San Antonio about an increase in the presence of ICE in the city, where the majority of the population is Hispanic. In the last year, since Donald Trump assumed power, the U.S. has seen an increase in violence and the use of lethal force by ICE agents and other bodies of the Department of Homeland Security in detention and deportation operations. This violence occurs both in raids on communities and within detention centers and in response to protests against deportations. The Trump administration, for its part, claims that agents and the Administration are facing a rise in "domestic terrorism", motivated by opposition to the Administration's anti-immigrant policies.
