An illegal migrant and suspected human smuggler allegedly used his vehicle as a weapon while fleeing from federal immigration agents in southern California.

William Eduardo Moran Carballo, a Salvadoran national with a lengthy rap sheet and living unlawfully in the United States, rammed his vehicle into Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents during an operation Wednesday morning in Compton, California, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The incident marks just the latest example of criminals weaponizing their vehicles against federal law enforcement.

“In a dangerous attempt to evade arrest, this criminal illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and rammed law enforcement,” a DHS spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired defensive shots.”

“The criminal illegal alien was not hit and attempted to flee on foot. He was successfully apprehended by law enforcement. The illegal alien was not injured, but a CBP officer was injured,” the spokesperson continued.

Moran Carballo is a “violent criminal” who was involved in a human smuggling operation and carries two previous arrests for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, according to DHS. An immigration judge issued him a final order of removal in 2019.

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