ICE says a man led officers on a fast, risky drive before they caught him. It happened on Oct. 29 in Alexandria, Virginia. That is far from Texas.
The man is Walter Alexander Soto-Rodriguez. ICE says an ICE team in Washington, D.C. arrested him. The agency did not give his age. It did not say what country he is from.
ICE makes some big claims about him. It says he is a "documented member of the MS-13 Gangsters Clique." MS-13 is a street gang. The proof for that claim is not known.
Here is how ICE says the arrest went. Officers tried to arrest him. ICE says he clipped an ICE vehicle. It says he hit several parked cars. He weaved around other cars, ICE says. He then crossed into oncoming traffic at high speed. ICE says he lost control and crashed into a guardrail.
Officers pinned his vehicle, ICE says. He got out and ran. He ran about 20 feet before officers caught him, according to ICE.
ICE also tells a story about his past. It says he came into the country near Lukeville, Arizona, in May 2016. ICE says he was not admitted, inspected or paroled. In plain words, ICE says he came in without permission.
ICE says an immigration judge ordered him removed on May 8, 2025. Removed means ordered to leave the country.
Robert Guadian is the ICE Field Office Director in Washington, D.C. He said Soto-Rodriguez "has proven to be a significant danger to our Northern Virginia communities."
ICE says he is still in custody. ICE also says he "will receive due process." That means he has the right to a fair legal process.
Many things are not known. We do not know if he is hurt. We do not know if he faces criminal charges for the drive. We do not know why he was still in the country after the 2025 order. We do not know who his lawyer is. We do not know his court dates.
Everything in this story is ICE's account.
Everyone is presumed innocent until proved otherwise.
