SAN ANTONIO – Federal authorities are releasing more details about the suspect accused of ramming Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles during an immigration enforcement check in San Antonio.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officers ran a records check Tuesday on a vehicle that returned limited registration information. Officers talked with the driver, who identified himself as Robyn Argote-Brooks and provided a limited-term Texas driver’s license.
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ICE said database checks showed Argote-Brooks is a native and citizen of Cuba who was admitted to the United States at the Laredo port of entry on Oct. 11, 2024. Customs and Border Protection issued him a Notice to Appear and paroled him into the country pending an immigration hearing. The Department of Homeland Security later terminated that parole on April 18, 2025, ICE said.
The Department of Homeland Security later terminated that parole on April 18, 2025, ICE said.
When officers attempted to take Argote-Brooks into custody so an immigration judge could review his case, ICE said he refused to get out of the vehicle, reversed suddenly, and drove toward officers, forcing them to move out of the way. Authorities say he then struck a government-owned vehicle, drove forward and hit another government vehicle.
With several officers with guns drawn, Argote-Brooks was taken out of his car and arrested.
Argote-Brooks was taken to the San Antonio ICE office for processing. ICE estimated damage to one of the government vehicles at over $4,800.
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A detention hearing for Argote-Brooks is set for 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 20.