As federal immigration enforcement ramps up across the country, Texas has become a hotspot for ICE activity—especially under the state’s conservative leadership. In Houston, one emotional encounter recently went viral after a pregnant woman desperately tried to stop her husband’s arrest by throwing herself in front of an ICE vehicle.
The incident, shared on the EyesonICE Reddit page by user CantStopPoppin, shows a chaotic scene as ICE agents detain a man while his family pleads for his release. His pregnant wife attempts to intervene and is visibly distressed as agents struggle to take her husband into custody. A voice in the video can be heard shouting, “She’s pregnant,” which briefly causes the agents to ease their hold on her.
Despite her protests, ICE agents escort the man to their vehicle. In a last, desperate effort to stop them, the woman throws herself to the ground and rolls in front of the car. The footage ends abruptly as the agents drive away with her husband.
The video sparked an outpouring of emotion online:
“F*** every one of these f*ing aholes. I hope their families disown them and never speak to them again.”
“I’m surprised they only targeted the husband.”
“Are we great enough yet? Shame. Shame. Shame.”
“MAGA says families of color fall apart because of ‘deadbeat dads.’ No, it’s police states like this that rip families apart. Party of family values and unborn lives my ass.”
Seven months into Trump’s second term, mass deportations have continued with intensity. For undocumented immigrants across the country, encounters with ICE feel increasingly inescapable.
