Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports

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Updated 22.7.2026

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Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán *Immigration and Customs Enforcement Colectivo Arbol Florida St. Augustine

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Jul 22 Evening

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The Guardian - World NewsJul 22

Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports

Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a 28-year-old Mexican national on a tourist visa, was killed on July 14th in Florida after federal officials approached him and a group of men at a gas station. Coronilla ran into traffic and was struck by a semi-truck. This incident is one of four recent deaths involving ICE, prompting renewed calls for oversight of the agency. Coronilla had been in the U.S. for three weeks, visiting family in Atlanta before traveling to Florida for vacation. His wife learned of his death through the news. The Florida highway patrol stated it was an ICE operation, though a homeland security source indicated Border Patrol agents were also involved.

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Coronilla Durán's death is one of four recent ICE-related deaths, including two shootings and one in ICE custody.

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Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, a Mexican man on a tourist visa, was killed by a semi-truck while fleeing federal immigration officials in Florida.

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The deceased was vacationing in Florida, having arrived in the US three weeks prior and Florida only two days before his death.

— Miami Herald

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Coronilla Durán's wife learned of his death through the news and contacted an immigrant rights group for assistance.

— Colectivo Arbol via Miami Herald

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Calls have been renewed to regulate ICE and DHS due to these deaths and the Trump administration's deportation policies.

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Jul 21 Evening

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Associated Press (AP)Jul 21

Mexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say

A Mexican man, Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, was killed on July 14 in St. Augustine, Florida, after being struck by a tractor trailer. Authorities stated he ran from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and darted into the road. According to a Mexican official and an advocacy group assisting his wife, Coronilla Durán was on vacation in the U.S. with a tourist visa, visiting family and friends before traveling to Florida for leisure. His death is the third in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents. His wife is seeking assistance to repatriate his remains to their hometown in Mexico, where he will be buried.

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A Mexican man, Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, was killed by a tractor trailer in Florida after running from federal immigration officers.

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Coronilla Durán died July 14 after darting across a busy road in St. Augustine into the path of a truck.

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This death was the third in roughly a week involving encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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The deceased man was on vacation in the U.S. and had a tourist visa.

— Mexico official and group assisting wife

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Coronilla Durán traveled from Mexico to Atlanta to visit family and friends, then went to Florida for beaches.

— Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol