Politics · Immigration · published 2026-09-26 · via Legal Insurrection

Tlaib and DHS Dispute Accounts of Michigan ICE-Related Fatal Crash

Rep. Rashida Tlaib said ICE agents killed Mario David Coronado Juarez, a Guatemalan illegal alien, during a Grand Rapids pursuit and caused a fatal crash. DHS disputed that account, saying officers tried to stop a vehicle registered to a known criminal illegal alien, the driver fled, and there was no pursuit before the vehicle hit a tree and caught fire. Grand Rapids police said Coronado was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib said ICE agents killed Mario David Coronado Juarez, a Guatemalan man in the U.S. illegally, during a Grand Rapids pursuit and caused the fatal crash. DHS disputed that, saying officers tried to stop a vehicle registered to a person with criminal driving offenses and a Guatemala warrant, then ended the action when the driver fled.

Grand Rapids police said Coronado Juarez died at the scene. DHS said the vehicle later hit a tree and burned, and officers tried to aid before local responders arrived. DHS added he was not the registered owner, had been removed by Border Patrol in 2021, and re-entered unlawfully. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered an independent state review.

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The dispute may deepen public distrust over immigration enforcement in Michigan, especially among immigrant communities and

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