DHS spokesperson says driver attempted to hit agent during vehicle stop in Quincy

QUINCY, Mass. — A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security claims that a driver intentionally tried to hit an ICE agent during an arrest.

In a statement provided by the DHS to Boston 25, they claim that around 11 a.m. on Friday, April 10, in Quincy, agents attempted to conduct a “targeted arrest of an illegal alien” on Bigelow Street.

“After conducting a targeted vehicle stop, special agents exited their vehicle to make the arrest,” the spokesperson said. “The illegal alien in an attempt to evade arrest weaponized his vehicle and nearly crushed a special agent.”