NORFOLK, Va. — A man who was reportedly trying to run from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Thursday morning was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 264 in Norfolk, officials said.

ICE identified the man as Jose Castro-Rivera, saying he was in the country illegally.

According to the agency, officers were attempting to detain him when he ran into traffic and was hit by a passing vehicle. ICE said officers performed CPR, but Castro-Rivera died at the scene.

“This horrendous outcome could have been prevented had Castro-Rivera complied with our officers,” an ICE spokesperson said in a statement to News 3.

Immigration attorneys and advocates across Virginia say the tragedy underscores a growing climate of fear among immigrant communities as ICE enforcement efforts

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