A 24-year-old woman in Maine faces multiple charges, including aggravated reckless conduct, after allegedly attempting to run over Border Patrol agents during an immigration arrest. The incident occurred as agents assisted in the arrest of two illegal immigrants following a rollover accident. Authorities report that she drove at the group of law enforcement, nearly colliding with them, leading to her arrest after a pursuit.
The Border Patrol agents were assisting the Maine State Police (MSP) and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCS. The two men, Jhoan Andres Ortiz-Calderon and Victor Hugo Cardona-Calderon, had already been ordered for removal by an immigration judge and had overstayed their visas without proper permits. While walking them to a USBP vehicle, Wilkins, a bystander, began verbally abusing the agents, according to DHS. She then drove her car at the group, squealing the tires and swerving, nearly hitting them. Sheriff’s deputies pursued her, and she crashed her vehicle along the side of the road, where she was arrested.
The DHS spokesperson noted the recent increase in attacks on immigration agents, stating that these incidents follow a wave of negative rhetoric and misinformation about ICE and Border Patrol. Recent events include a threatening letter with a white powdery substance sent to an ICE office in New York City and an assault in San Francisco where a violent rioter threatened to stab an ICE officer. The spokesperson criticized the