Sen. Van Hollen Shares Sob Story Blaming ICE for Seriously Injuring Supposed “Asylum Seeker” in Crash and It Backfires When DHS Reveals the Cold Truth About Incident
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who infamously became criminal illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s greatest champion, shared a sob story about a supposed “asylum seeker” named Ever Alvarenga Rios that later blew up in his face.
As WMAR reports, an attorney for Rios alleged that his client was driving in Highlandtown Thursday morning when agents supposedly “violently rear-ended” his vehicle and proceeded to take him into custody.
Rios was later hospitalized with injuries to his head, chest, back, and hands.
“I think this is probably the most egregious case that I’ve seen in terms of causing physical bodily injury to the person involved,” Rios’s attorney, Adam Crandell, said. “It’s disturbing, to say the least, that this is how ICE appears to be choosing to interact.”
Crandell went on to state that ICE agents are refusing to allow him or any other people to visit Rios.
Initially, we were told that it was a medical issue that he needed to be stabilized before he could accept visitors or any type of legal visit. Then the story changed and we were told today that there was an issue with the paperwork,” Crandell claimed. “Even more recently, I was told that so long as he remains hospitalized, ICE will not allow us access to him.”
On Saturday morning, Van Hollen took the opportunity to regurgitate Alvarenga’s attorneys’ talking points and to smear ICE agents as “endangering our communities and violating the Constitution.”
“Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle,” Van Hollen wrote. “He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands.”
“After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution,” he added.
“ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution.”
BREAKING: DHS tells @FoxNews that this “asylum seeker” is actually a Honduran illegal alien who has had a final deportation order since 2018, & when ICE targeted him in Baltimore, he fled in his vehicle at high speeds, slammed on his brakes and caused a multi car pileup, then he… https://t.co/AZAoHbNDce
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 4, 2026
But the DHS blew up this silly sob story later in the afternoon by revealing that Rios was not an asylum seeker but an illegal alien from Honduras who had had a final deportation order since 2018.
Moreover, the authorities did not maliciously rear-end him. Instead, Rios engaged them in a high-speed chase before slamming on his brakes and causing a multi-car pileup.
Then, he attempted to run away on foot before being arrested.
Full DHS statement to @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/6rXDx8PydZ
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 4, 2026
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