Authorities reported that a man, who was released on bond for a drug charge, pursued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Texas during their operation at his father’s tire shop.
Mark Herman, the Harris County constable for Precinct 4, stated that 22-year-old Sergio Olivares allegedly confronted ICE agents in the Houston suburb of Humble on Wednesday while they were executing an operation at a tire shop.
Deputies with the constable’s office responded to a call from ICE agents saying they were being “aggressively pursued” by someone.
Sergio Olivares was arrested this week for allegedly confronting ICE agents violently. (Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4)
“I have to check in for probation, sir,” he said, according to the footage.
Olivares was out on bond for a felony drug possession charge, according to court records.
The incident on Wednesday occurred amidst a 700% rise in assaults on immigration and other federal agents carrying out operations nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security noted last week that from the day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year until Monday, they had recorded 79 assaults, marking a considerable year-over-year increase.
Authorities conducting illegal immigration enforcement have been assaulted and have had objects like Molotov cocktails thrown at them.
