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National Security backs agents after fatal immigrant accident in Michigan

National Security backs agents after fatal immigrant accident in Michigan

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September 24th, 2026

National Security backs agents after fatal immigrant accident in Michigan

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Federal immigration agents were approximately half a mile away when a man who was in the United States illegally crashed a car at high speed and died in Michigan last weekend, authorities reported on Thursday, seeking to refute any assertion that they had been conducting a pursuit.

Los agentes federales de inmigración se hallaban a aproximadamente media milla de distancia cuando un hombre que se encontraba ilegalmente en EE. UU. estrelló un automóvil a alta velocidad y falleció en Michigan el fin de semana pasado, según informaron las autoridades el jueves, tratando de refutar cualquier aseveración de que estuvieran llevando a cabo una persecución.

The death of Mario Coronado Juárez has sparked deep outrage among friends and activists, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered the state police to investigate the crash that occurred on Sunday morning in Grand Rapids.

La muerte de Mario Coronado Juárez ha provocado una profunda indignación entre amigos y activistas, y la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer ha ordenado a la policía estatal que investigue el choque ocurrido la mañana del domingo en Grand Rapids.

Juárez, a native of Guatemala, apparently was not the specific target of the agents.

Juárez, oriundo de Guatemala, aparentemente no constituía el objetivo específico de los agentes.

Nevertheless, he was driving a car that was registered in the name of another person who was also in the U.S. illegally and was wanted in Guatemala, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.

No obstante, conducía un automóvil que estaba registrado a nombre de otra persona que también se encontraba ilegalmente en EE. UU. y era buscada en Guatemala, según informó el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional en un comunicado.

While the officers were striving to stop the vehicle in order to confirm the driver's identity, he fled at high speed," stated the DHS.

Mientras los agentes se afanaban por detener el vehículo con el fin de confirmar la identidad del conductor, este emprendió la huida a gran velocidad", declaró el DHS.

"For the sake of public safety, ICE officers immediately suspended the enforcement action."

"En aras de la seguridad pública, los agentes de ICE suspendieron de inmediato la acción de enforcement".

Shortly afterwards, the agents spotted smoke about half a mile from the point where the arrest had been attempted and confirmed that the vehicle had crashed into a tree and ended up engulfed in flames," stated the DHS.

Poco después, los agentes divisaron humo a aproximadamente media milla del punto donde se había intentado llevar a cabo la detención y constataron que el vehículo se había estrellado contra un árbol y había acabado envuelto en llamas", declaró el DHS.

The agency stated that the officers had attempted to assist Juárez and extinguish the fire before the first emergency services from Grand Rapids arrived.

La agencia manifestó que los agentes habían intentado auxiliar a Juárez y sofocar el incendio antes de que arribaran los primeros servicios de emergencia de Grand Rapids.

Juárez, who was approximately 30 years old, died at the scene.

Juárez, quien contaba con aproximadamente 30 años, falleció en el lugar.

ICE agents have tracked and arrested individuals who are presumed to be targets but turn out to be other people.

Los agentes de ICE han seguido y arrestado a individuos que se presume son objetivos y que resultan ser otras personas.

Nevertheless, as the agency expands at breakneck speed with the hiring of 12,000 agents, its long-standing practices are coming under increasing scrutiny.

No obstante, a medida que la agencia se expande vertiginosamente con la contratación de 12,000 agentes, sus prácticas de larga data están siendo objeto de un escrutinio cada vez mayor.

In Evanston, Illinois, a US citizen was found bloodied at the roadside on Sunday, following a confrontation with immigration agents who mistook him for a fugitive, according to police reports.

En Evanston, Illinois, un ciudadano estadounidense apareció ensangrentado al borde de la carretera el domingo, tras un enfrentamiento con agentes de inmigración que lo confundieron con un fugitivo, según informó la policía.

The Department of Homeland Security stated that the man initially refused to identify himself despite "lawful orders".

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional señaló que el hombre se negó en un primer momento a identificarse pese a las "órdenes legales".

The mayor of Grand Rapids, David LaGrand, supports an investigation by the state police into the death of Juárez.

El alcalde de Grand Rapids, David LaGrand, respalda una investigación por parte de la policía estatal en torno a la muerte de Juárez.

The city's police department maintained that it played no role on Sunday until it was called to the scene of the crash.

El departamento de policía de la ciudad sostuvo que no desempeñó ningún papel el domingo hasta que fue convocado al lugar del choque.

Although we do not know what Mario was thinking and feeling at those moments, we do know that his death occurred within the framework of a national effort to instill fear among our immigrant neighbors," said LaGrand.

Aunque desconocemos qué pensaba y sentía Mario en aquellos momentos, sí sabemos que su muerte se produjo en el marco de un esfuerzo nacional por infundir miedo entre nuestros vecinos inmigrantes", dijo LaGrand.

Juárez supported a wife and three children by working in construction in Grand Rapids and saving money to build them a house in Guatemala, where they live, according to a statement by Gema Lowe, an immigrants' rights activist.

Juárez sostenía a una esposa y tres hijos trabajando en la construcción en Grand Rapids y ahorrando dinero para construirles una casa en Guatemala, donde residen, según declaró Gema Lowe, una activista por los derechos de los inmigrantes.

On Tuesday, she led a chant in a plaza in front of City Hall, repeatedly calling out Juárez's name, and stated that he had died as a result of ICE's "vicious persecution of immigrant workers."

Ella encabezó un cántico coreando el nombre de Juárez en una plaza situada frente al ayuntamiento el martes, y declaró que él había fallecido a causa de la "persecución viciosa de ICE contra los trabajadores inmigrantes".

Democratic congresswoman Hillary Scholten, who represents Grand Rapids, sent ICE a detailed letter that included a request that any video recorded by the agents be preserved.

La congresista demócrata Hillary Scholten, quien representa a Grand Rapids, remitió a ICE una carta pormenorizada en la que se incluía la solicitud de que se preservara cualquier video grabado por los agentes.

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