Immigrant seeking citizenship hospitalized after ICE 'violently' rear-ended him in Baltimore car crash, attorney says

Source: The Independent

Saturday 04 April 2026 19:02 EDT


A 32-year-old man was hospitalized with a concussion and “significant injuries” after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rear-ended his vehicle in Baltimore, according to his attorney and a U.S. senator.

Ever Alvarenga Rios’ vehicle was “violently rear-ended” by ICE agents Thursday morning, his attorneys told WMAR-2 News. Now, he’s in the hospital after sustaining “significant injuries” to his head, chest, back and hands, according to Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

“After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution,” Van Hollen wrote on social media on Saturday. “ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution.”

The senator described Rios as an asylum seeker. WMAR-2 News reports that Rios is from Honduras, came to the U.S. 12 years ago and was in the process of seeking permanent citizenship. The Department of Homeland Security responded directly to Van Hollen’s post and said ICE agents conducted a “targeted operation” to arrest Rios. The agency described him as an “illegal alien from Honduras with a final order of removal from a judge.”

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/ever-alvarenga-baltimore-ice-rear-ended-b2951967.html

🚨 Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands.

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— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) 2026-04-04T14:44:01.444Z

After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution.
 
ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution.

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— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) 2026-04-04T14:44:01.445Z