When ICE tried to stop a wanted illegal alien, he fled – before agents finally arrested him in Lewisville.
The unnamed illegal alien was wanted on an arrest warrant when he fled into Lewisville, according to a release from the Lewisville Police Department. After a car chase, during which he struck an ICE vehicle, federal agents arrested him on December 1.
ICE–Homeland Security Investigations had been seeking the alien in a “neighboring community,” according to the release. They followed him into Lewisville and tried to stop him near W. Round Grove Road and I-35E.
“The suspect fled the agents, which started a vehicle chase,” the release reads. “During the chase, the fleeing suspect struck one of the federal agent vehicles.”
ICE-Dallas posted images of a crashed van the next day. The Dallas Express confirmed this was in the same area of Lewisville.
“During a vehicle stop, an illegal alien evading arrest crashed into an ICE vehicle,” officials posted. “The reckless disregard for life and attempts to disrupt ICE operations will result in federal charges for assault on an officer.”
The attacks on ICE officers performing their duties has to stop! During a vehicle stop, an illegal alien evading arrest crashed into an ICE vehicle.
The reckless disregard for life and attempts to disrupt ICE operations will result in federal charges for assault on an officer. pic.twitter.com/HhoZEM93Ld
— ICE Dallas (@ERODallas) December 2, 2025
Lewisville police responded to a request for assistance from ICE-HSI shortly after 8 a.m., said Administrative Services Bureau Assistant Director Elizabeth Mayes to The Dallas Express. They helped agents near the 2400 block of the northbound I-35 frontage road.
“Lewisville officers did not arrest the suspect, and we are not the investigative agency,” Mayes said.
Federal agents ultimately arrested the suspect, according to the release.
“Assisting federal agencies is not new. Local departments and federal partners have worked together for decades, and that cooperation remains a routine part of modern policing,” Mayes said. “We often request help from federal partners, and they frequently request our assistance.”
Lewisville police are not part of the Department of Homeland Security’s 287(g) program, according to Mayes. As The Dallas Express reported, the program confers federal immigration authority on local law enforcement partners in exchange for funding.
“Our officers are not federal agents. They cannot enforce federal immigration law, and we have no plans to change or expand our stance on our mission,” Mayes said. “Federal immigration enforcement remains the responsibility of the federal agencies charged with that work.”
Roughly 185 agencies across Texas – including the Denton and Tarrant county sheriff’s offices, and multiple police departments across the metroplex – work with ICE under the program, as The Dallas Express reported.
Some Lewisville residents made posts in Spanish soon after the December 1 bust, apparently warning illegal aliens ICE was working in the area. One video showed ICE working with Lewisville police.
The department’s commitment to community trust guides every partnership and call for service, according to Mayes.
“Our responsibility is here in Lewisville. Our focus is on the people who live, work, and visit our community,” she said. “Issues like this can draw strong viewpoints, but our job is to stay grounded in service and fairness.”
Back in September, City Councilman Patrick Kelly offered his thoughts on Lewisville’s relationship with ICE. He said Lewisville police are legally required to notify ICE if they make an arrest, and learn the suspect has a warrant.
“That’s a legal obligation. We follow the law in Lewisville,” he posted. “I have tremendous interest in a safe city. That is best achieved with our officers focusing 100% on the duties for [which] they are trained and we, as local citizens, are paying.”
In November, Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot signaled he would not seek the death penalty for an illegal alien accused of beheading a Dallas hotel manager — one of the most brutal murder cases in recent memory — as The Dallas Express reported.
Earlier that month, a 17-year-old illegal alien from Mexico allegedly used a hammer to attack a woman in a Plano park, potentially intending to kidnap her, as previously reported.
In October, the Dallas Police Department rejected a $25 million offer to join the DHS 287(g) program, as The Dallas Express also reported. This funding refusal comes as the department still falls short of the 4,000-officer minimum voters enacted in November 2024.
