# “Offensive Driving”: ICE’s Deadly Weaponization of Vehicles Against Civilians

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/offensive-driving-ices-deadly-weaponization-of-vehicles-against-civilians/
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:57:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:00:59+00:00
- Original publisher: The Intercept
- Original article: https://theintercept.com/2026/11/02/ice-vehicles-cars-hit-weapon/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Summary

ICE agents have used unmarked vehicles to hit or endanger immigrants and people observing immigration enforcement, according to a review of more than two dozen incidents. The cases raise questions about how federal officers use force during the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown and contrast with government claims that civilians have weaponised cars against agents.

Recent examples include an ICE officer charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a vehicle struck Mexican national Miguel Parra Hernandez in Texas; video appears to contradict the government’s account of how the collision happened. In California, video showed an ICE vehicle swerving into cyclist Ricardo Gonzalez, while local officials disputed the government’s account of an SUV hitting observer Antonio Moreida. The reported tactics include ramming vehicles, brake-checking observers and driving into civilians; the review included cases involving hospitalisation and deaths.

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