ICE says an immigrant rammed agent’s car, witnesses say otherwise

Federal agents stand outside a home in Avondale on Oct. 22, 2025 during an hours-long standoff after they chased an unauthorized immigrant there. Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say William Hernandez, a Honduran immigrant who lacks legal status, rammed into their car early Wednesday morning in Avondale. His wife, who watched from her front yard as Hernandez arrived home in fear about being followed, says the agents are the ones who purposely crashed into his vehicle.

“They were the ones that rammed into him,” Charlyn Flores told reporters. “They started chasing him and he was just scared. He just wanted to come home to his family.”…

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