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Fugitive Immigrant Sparks Outrage After Attacking ICE Agents

8/2/2025

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Jose Mendez-Chavez, a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico, is on the run after allegedly trying to run over ICE agents in Colorado. With a troubling history of six deportations and convictions for child abuse and domestic violence, his actions have sparked outrage. Meanwhile, his passenger, Francisco Zapata-Pacheco, has been arrested, as ICE blames activist groups for escalating violence against their officers.

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Jose Mendez-Chavez, a 31-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico, is on the run after allegedly trying to run over ICE agents in Colorado. With a troubling history of six deportations and convictions for child abuse and domestic violence, his actions have sparked outrage. Meanwhile, his passenger, Francisco Zapata-Pacheco, has been arrested, as ICE blames activist groups for escalating violence against their officers.