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Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A 28-year-old man died after being struck by a semi truck while fleeing from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents during an immigration enforcement encounter in St. Augustine, Florida.
- The incident marks the third immigration enforcement-related death in one week, intensifying public backlash against ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- The man was one of four men in a vehicle who fled from federal agents; it remains unclear if the deceased was the target of an arrest or if the others are in custody.
- Border Patrol officials may have been present at the scene, and local authorities referred all inquiries to ICE, which has not commented on the incident.
- The death follows two recent immigrant shootings in Texas and Maine, contributing to heightened scrutiny of immigration enforcement operations nationwide.
