Two Men Arrested After Avondale ICE SUV Ram and Hours-Long Standoff

In Avondale, Arizona, an incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and two men escalated into a standoff after the men allegedly rammed an ICE SUV with a pickup truck and then barricaded themselves inside a home. ICE agents attempted to stop Willian Castillo-Hernandez, an undocumented Honduran immigrant, who fled back to his house and was later arrested along with his uncle after negotiations involving family and pro-immigrant activists. The FBI is investigating whether the men should be charged with assaulting federal officers, but family members dispute some details, claiming ICE officers hit Castillo-Hernandez's truck first. Two ICE officers inside the vehicle were hospitalized but are expected to recover without serious injuries. The standoff drew significant law enforcement response, including local and federal officers, and highlighted the increased immigration enforcement activity in the Phoenix metropolitan area this year. Family members expressed distress over the incident and the ongoing uncertainty regarding the detainees' whereabouts.