Border Hawk’s recent coverage of an illegal alien being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after living in the U.S. for decades has spread like wildfire in Brazil.
Our viral reporting caught the attention of g1, one of the largest Portuguese-language media conglomerates in the world.
During a recent Border Hawk ride-along with ICE in Maryland, officers apprehended a Brazilian male who told our reporter he had resided in the U.S. for 24 years but would gladly depart immediately for his home state of Paraná — after handcuffs had already been slapped on his wrists.
Brazilian national who was detained by ICE in Maryland asks if he can buy a plane ticket to return home.
"Go home now," he tells agents.
The man was detained while operating a Mattison Sunrooms work vehicle.
He tells @BorderHawkNews that he's from Paraná, Brazil and has been… pic.twitter.com/eIqCzrfeFI
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) February 19, 2026
The Brazilian outlet reached out to Border Hawk after seeing the video and obtained permission to feature it in a report of their own.
"A video published by American journalist @Wid_Lyman of Border Hawk News and provided to g1, shows the moment of the approach and arrest. In it, the man confirms that he is from Paraná and says that he has lived in the USA for 24 years." – @g1 pic.twitter.com/UwCQ66w8gR
— Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) February 26, 2026
Here’s another sneak peek from our forthcoming report on this ICE operation in the Baltimore area, which will be published next week:
Maryland: Montgomery County school bus driver calls ICE agent an “asshole” during morning operations.
Agents were detaining an alleged Brazilian national while the bus driver yelled other statements out in Spanish before speeding off. It is not clear whether students were on the… pic.twitter.com/OYdVIZkwku
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) February 18, 2026
