Guatemalan man dies in fiery crash while fleeing federal immigration agents
Sep 21, 2026·Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Country of origin: Guatemala
A Guatemalan man died in a fiery crash in Grand Rapids, Michigan, while fleeing federal immigration agents. The crash occurred the same day an ICE agent shot another immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, in Austin, Texas.
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