Salvadoran McDonald's worker shot and injured after ICE pursuit crash in Maryland
Dec 24, 2025·Location: Stevensville, MD
Country of origin: El Salvador

Óscar José Araujo-Mejía, a 21-year-old from El Salvador who had lived in the U.S. for four years and worked at McDonald's, was seriously injured after ICE agents pursued his vehicle through Glen Burnie, Maryland. A relative who witnessed the chase said agents in unmarked vehicles rammed his car and beat him while pulling him from the vehicle, while ICE and DHS said agents fired after Araujo-Mejía failed to stop and drove into several ICE vehicles, nearly striking an agent before crashing between two buildings. He suffered a head wound requiring 29 stitches, fractures to his vertebrae and skull, and was later listed in fair condition at a Maryland trauma center. A passenger from Portugal was also injured in the crash. His family said hospital policy prevented them from visiting him or receiving updates on his condition, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore criticized ICE's enforcement tactics in the state following the incident.
Timeline
Sources
- Two injured after ICE agents fire at Maryland vehicle amid crackdown
- ICE agents shot an undocumented man in Maryland after they say he attempted to ram him with his van
CNN·Dec 25, 2025
- ICE pursuit ends in Kent Island crash, leaving family seeking answers
thebanner.com·Aug 25, 2026·archived copy
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