The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the individuals it had detained while a deranged transgender activist attempted to crash into them with his Lexus were in fact present in the U.S. illegally.
The incident occurred on Aug. 25, when the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) responded to the scene of a commercial box-truck accident in Washington.
Authorities quickly ascertained that Victor Cardona-Calderon, 57, of New York, was the driver of a commercial truck. Calderon, who presented law enforcement with both a New York Drivers License and a Colombian passport, had veered off Route 17 in Washington at the intersection of West Washington Road.
As law enforcement and first responders were responding to the scene of the wreck, they were interrupted when “Olivia” G. Wilkins, 24, aka Stevie Wilkins, steered his Lexus menacingly towards the officers as if to disrupt the law enforcement response.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Wilkins verbally harassed the CBP officers as they were escorting two of the individuals into custody, both of whom had been determined to be present in the U.S. unlawfully.
Wilkins then used the Lexus to drive at the group of law enforcement, squealing the tires and swerving, nearly hitting them.
A reporter from the Midcoast Villager, which originally broke the story of the event, reported based on police incident reports that Wilkins’ operation of the motor vehicle was so threatening that a Maine State Trooper drew his service weapon and nearly fired on the vehicle.
Wilkins subsequently attempted to flee the scene and was pursued by KCSO deputies.
Wilkins, whose social media is festooned with pride progress flags, Black Lives Matter logos, and indications that they identify as transgender, has been charged with aggravated reckless conduct, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, driving to endanger, hindering apprehension, obstructing government administration, and failure to stop for an officer.
Other passengers in the vehicle included included Jhoan Andres Ortiz-Calderon, Agustin Sanchez Mejia, and Alejandro Ramos-Chaux. Of the four individuals in the box truck at the time of the crash, two have been entered into deportation proceedings, according to DHS.
Cardona-Calderon, the driver of the vehicle who was in possession of a New York State Drivers License, was determined to have overstayed his visa. He also did not have a valid work permit allowing him to work in the U.S.
According to ICE, Cardona-Calderon is currently at the Port Isabel Service Detention Center in Texas awaiting deportation.
Ortiz-Calderon, whose age has not been given, was also found to be present in the U.S. illegally. He has a final order of removal from a judge and, according to ICE, is in CBP custody pending removal from the U.S.
In an agency statement, DHS cast Wilkins attempt to injure federal immigration officials as part of a pattern of violent attacks by left-wing activists seeking to interfere with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
In recent months, federal officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol have faced riots, doxxing campaigns, shootings, and physical assaults in cities from Los Angeles to Portland to San Francisco, according to DHS statements. Officials say assaults against ICE officers have surged by as much as 1,000 percent in some jurisdictions.
In Los Angeles, more than 1,000 rioters surrounded a federal building in June, assaulting officers, slashing tires and defacing property. DHS officials accused Democratic politicians, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and mayors in Boston and Los Angeles, of “vilifying and demonizing” ICE and contributing to the violence.
In Texas, three law enforcement personnel were injured in July when a gunman opened fire outside a Border Patrol annex in McAllen. DHS identified the suspect as Ryan Louis Mosqueda and linked the attack to what it called a broader pattern of political agitation. “This vile assault on our officers is a disgusting escalation fueled by toxic rhetoric vilifying those who protect our borders,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
In Portland, anarchist and Antifa-affiliated groups published officers’ personal information online and distributed threatening flyers in neighborhoods where agents live. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said those responsible would be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law,” calling the practice a direct threat to families of federal officers.
Violence has also erupted in San Francisco, where rioters pepper sprayed and assaulted ICE agents in August. One suspect, Adrian Guerrero, was charged after allegedly threatening to stab an officer and slash government vehicle tires.
DHS officials say the surge in politically motivated violence represents a grave risk to national security. “These acts of violence are fueled by sanctuary politicians’ rhetoric vilifying our law enforcement,” Noem said in a statement following the San Francisco assaults.
