AVONDALE, AZ — Two people are in custody after they barricaded themselves inside a home after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement stop in Avondale on Thursday morning.
Officials with the Department of Homeland Security say around 8 a.m. ICE agents attempted to stop a vehicle in Avondale. The driver allegedly failed to stop and rammed into a vehicle with two ICE officers inside.
After the standoff, family of one of the men taken into custody told ABC15 that it was not her husband that rammed the agents, but it was the other way around.
Doorbell video of the accident leaves more questions than answers.
You can see that doorbell video as part of the story in the video player above.
A person who was in contact with the barricaded individuals says ICE was attempting to serve a search warrant for a man who was already deported. ABC15 is working to confirm that information with DHS.
DHS says the driver and passenger barricaded themselves inside the residence after leaving their vehicle.
ICE requested assistance from local law enforcement.
The two ICE officers were taken to a hospital and are expected to be released without serious injury, according to DHS.
The FBI provided the following statement regarding the situation:
FBI Phoenix is on the scene in Avondale and has opened an Assault on a Federal Officer (AFO) case following this morning’s attempted vehicle stop by ICE officers whereby the target vehicle failed to stop, attempted to return to a residence and upon arrival at the residence rammed into an ICE vehicle occupied by two officers.
Following the AFO investigation in Avondale, the results will be turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Arizona, for a charging decision. The FBI was not part of the initial ICE/ERO law enforcement activity this morning.
