A man fleeing immigration officials was struck by a car on a highway in Virginia

A 24-year-old Honduran national was struck and killed by a car while fleeing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Virginia last week.

Jose Castro Rivera was on his way to his gardening job Thursday when ICE officers stopped his car and tried to arrest him and three other passengers, according to his brother, Henry Castro.

Castro-Rivera took off on foot from the scene and tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk, where he was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup truck, according to state and federal authorities.

He was pronounced dead at the scene around 11 a.m., according to Virginia State Police.

“He had a very good heart,” his devastated brother said Sunday.

Castro Rivera had been living in the United States for four years and was sending money to Honduras for his family, Henry said.

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were carrying out a “targeted, intelligence-based” operation, and the passengers were detained for allegedly living in the country without legal authorization.

DHS said Castro Rivera “forced resistance and ran” and died after being struck by a passing vehicle.

His sad brother said: “He did not deserve everything that happened to him.”

Castro Rivera’s family plans to raise money to return his body to Honduras for his funeral, calling his death an “injustice.”

The Department of Homeland Security said the park worker’s death was “a direct result of every politician, activist, and reporter who continues to spread propaganda and misinformation about ICE’s mission and ways to avoid arrest.”

Similar deaths during migration operations have sparked outrage and calls for additional investigations.

Last month, in a Chicago suburb, federal immigration agents fatally shot a Mexican man during a traffic stop.

DHS initially said a federal officer was “seriously injured,” but police body camera video showed the federal officer walking around and describing his injuries as “not serious.”

In July, An agricultural worker was killed after falling 30 feet from a roof During a Chaotic immigration raid On a marijuana farm in Southern California.

In August, a man fled from federal agents onto a highway in the same state, and was struck by a car, causing his death.

With mail wires