According to what was stated by the American television network cnnthe Mexican Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán28 years old, was killed on Sunday, July 19, by a trailer in the state of Floridaafter fleeing from federal immigration agents, even though he was on vacation in the United States and had tourist visa.
According to the group of Mexican officials helping Juan’s wife, Jairo died after running across a busy highway in St Augustine and get in the path of a truck; but his death was the third in a week related with agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE).
According to her spouse, Coronilla Durán had traveled from her native San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuatoto Atlanta, Georgiato visit family and friends. Therefore, he remained in that city for three weeks before traveling to the coast of Florida to enjoy the beaches, before his vacation ended and he returned to Mexico.
For its part, the United States Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request. email sent by Isaret Jeffersfounder of Colectivo ARBOL, a defense group for agricultural workers, to ask if Jairo Coronilla Durán had a valid visa when he was chased by ICE agents.
This is what is known so far
US authorities told CNN that Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán was one of the four people who fled of ICE immigration agents in a vehicle, which subsequently stopped in the parking lot of a local gas station, before 7.00 hours of the day he was run over.
“The four fled on foot during an encounter with ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents, and one of them crossed a busy road and stood in the path of a trailer“, reported the Florida Highway Patrolthe main agency in charge of regulating the transit and guarantee the road safety.
However, the Florida Highway Patrol and the United States Department of Homeland Security have not provided additional details due to the ongoing investigation, so it is still unclear what motivated the encounter or what happened to the others three occupants of the vehicle in which Juan Coronilla was traveling.
Furthermore, United States authorities have not identified publicly to the man, but Mexican official Isaret Jeffers confirmed his name and noted that Yezzika Alamilla, wife of Juan Jairo Coronilla Dairo, had told them that her spouse was visiting Georgia and Florida with a valid tourist visa at the time of being pursued.
The remains will be repatriated
In accordance with the TREE Collective, which provides legal advice and assistance to agricultural workers in the center of Floridathe day after the death of Crownhis wife sought help to travel from Mexico and repatriate her husband’s body, so the organization bought her a plane ticket and provided her with accommodation.
“His wife said that Coronilla was there with a tourist visa. She didn’t understand what was happening. Juan Jairo did not come to work and it was not working. I was here like tourist. Alamilla believes that he was very scared and that is why he fled,” added the ARBOL Collective, which has collaborated with the Mexican consulate since July 20.