A Guatemalan identified by US authorities as Raúl Iical, 29, starred in a scene worthy of a film when trying to escape immigration authorities in San Antonio, Texas, and staying eight hours up in a tree.
It was reported that the incident occurred around 11.00 on April 29, 2025, at the crossroads of Cararalvo and Christmas streets, in western San Antonio, Texas.
The United States Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) reported in a statement that the migrant was identified as Raúl Iical, 29, originally from Guatemala.
The Connational Family has pointed out to San Antonio’s media that his relative is called Raymundo Caal and that he is not the person looking for ICE.
According to the authorities, ICE agents and the Department of Public Security (DPS, in English) they stopped a vehicle at the aforementioned crossing. The Guatemalan was traveling as a passenger in the vehicle, but seeing that they were going to arrest him, he descended from the car, ran to the courtyard of a house and got on a tree, where he remained more than eight hours. Finally, he was arrested.
ICE reported that Ical illegally entered the United States on March 27, 2013, was deported on April 24 of that same year and subsequently returned irregularly to the country. The authorities located it again in 2025.
The immigration authorities indicated that they had an arrest warrant, since it faces federal charges for illegal re -entry to the US. Uu. After being deported.
It is known that Raúl Ical had been arrested in April 2024 for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was released on bail and a migratory retention order was imposed.
On April 14, ICE and DPS agents tried to stop Ical, but managed to enter their home.
News Univision He said that a Guatemalan relative said that immigration authorities are in search of “one Raúl”, but that his relative does not respond to that name.
The arrest warrant to which he had access San Antonio Univision He points out that ICE looks for Raúl Iical, aka Raymundo Caal-Caal.
The Guatemalan relative added that a few days ago a brother of the man who climbed the tree was also arrested by ICE. This person was driving a vehicle with his family when he was intercepted by the authorities. According to the story, the agents tried to break the glass of the car, and therefore the driver gave himself to prevent his relatives from being injured.