Posted on 04/07/2026 3:40:36 PM PDT by TheDon
An alleged illegal immigrant gang member wanted in connection with a murder investigation in El Salvador was shot Tuesday by federal agents in California after authorities claim he tried to run over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer with his car.
ICE Director Todd Lyons told Fox News the shooting unfolded after ICE agents conducted a targeted vehicle stop in Patterson, California, to arrest Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, a suspected 18th Street Gang member wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection with a murder.
Mendoza Hernandez was allegedly flagged by the National Targeting Center, according to a senior federal law enforcement source.
As agents approached the car, officials said Mendoza Hernandez allegedly weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an officer.
"Following their training, our officers fired defensive shots to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and the public," Lyons said.
Mendoza Hernandez was taken to a local hospital.
The extent of his injuries and current condition have not yet been released.
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Hard to blame him with CECOT in his future. Surprised he would rather go to CECOT than die.
Hopefully he recovers enough to get put in that El Salvador prison.
Let’s see how the left tries to meme this one… “Pretti Good Mendoza-Hernandez” lol
Patch him up enough so he doesn’t bleed on the exiting deportation flight. Also, hit some turbulence on the way to Uganda.
Did the ICE agents convince the illegal alien gang member to stop stealing oxygen?!?
Patterson is a farming community here in the Central Valley of California, not far from Modesto.
Here’s hoping.
Good work all around, ICE. Kudos to all the hard working agents rounding up and deporting the criminals.
Those boyz with a lot of unresolved mental issues should have remembered what happened to the ICE ****er who tried to run over the ICE guy. Have and ICE day! She doesn’t have to worry about ICE anymore.
They are not “immigrants”. They are Aliens.
Foreign Nationals.
Illegal Aliens.
Do not allow the narrative to be made by others.
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