A 28-year-old Mexican man was killed Tuesday after being struck by a tractor-trailer while fleeing federal immigration agents during an enforcement operation in St. Augustine, Florida, marking the third death involving Latino men during U.S. immigration operations in the span of a week and intensifying scrutiny of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was one of four occupants of a vehicle that stopped at a gas station and convenience store along State Road 16 shortly before 7 a.m. During an encounter with agents from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), all four individuals ran from the scene on foot. Authorities said the Mexican national ran across the busy highway and was struck by a tractor-trailer. He died at the scene despite the truck driver stopping and attempting to render aid.
