Overview
- Ever Alvarenga-Rios, now held by ICE in downtown Baltimore, became the focus Monday after his family spoke publicly about the crash and his treatment.
- He was released from Johns Hopkins Bayview late Sunday with an arm cast, a knee brace, and a concussion, and his wife says he received his medication Monday and may get an in-person attorney visit.
- Relatives allege ICE agents on Thursday rammed his white van with enough force to deploy airbags, then tased and beat him, and blocked family, lawyers, and a pastor from visiting while he was in the hospital.
- A Saturday ICE press release called him an “illegal immigrant,” claimed he caused a multi-car crash that injured two ICE officers, and said he tried to flee.
- WBAL reports the ICE account conflicts with a Baltimore police report plus timestamps and content from witness photos and video, and the outlet says ICE has not provided an updated response, raising questions about detainee access and agency transparency.