{"id":2570663,"date":"2026-02-17T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-slams-utterly-disgusting-lie-blaming-agency-for-teachers-death\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:11:43","slug":"ice-slams-utterly-disgusting-lie-blaming-agency-for-teachers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-slams-utterly-disgusting-lie-blaming-agency-for-teachers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE slams &#8216;utterly disgusting lie&#8217; blaming agency for teacher&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-slams-utterly-disgusting-lie-blaming-agency-for-teachers-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Washington Examiner report covers ICE\u2019s rejection of online claims that the agency caused a Georgia teacher\u2019s death, calling the accusation an \u201cutterly disgusting lie.\u201d Linda Davis, 38, a teacher at Hesse K-8 in Savannah, was killed when Oscar Vasquez-Lopez, an illegal immigrant, fled from an ICE traffic stop and crashed into her car. Police say Vasquez-Lopez ran a red light during the pursuit; he was not seriously injured and is in custody. He has been charged wiht first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tremendous-loss-georgia-citys-mayor-and-his-wife-killed-in-car-crash-by-driver-charged-with-dui\/\" title=\"\u2018A Tremendous Loss\u2019: Georgia City\u2019s Mayor And His Wife ... In Car Crash By Driver Charged With DUI\">-degree vehicular homicide<\/a>, reckless driving, driving without a valid license, and failure to obey a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-here-to-be-difficult-spokane-valley-closes-investigation-into-councilmember\/\" title=\"Spokane Valley closes probe on councilmember known for being challenging\">traffic control device<\/a>. The Chatham county Police Department saeid its officers were not involved in the ICE operation and were unaware of it until after the crash. A DHS press release described the incident as an absolute tragedy and argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >demonizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> contributes<\/a> to danger, insisting the proximate cause of the collision was the driver\u2019s actions, not ICE.The piece also notes that the story spread on social media through posts misattributing the death to ICE.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">ICE slams &lsquo;utterly disgusting lie&rsquo; blaming agency for teacher&rsquo;s death caused by illegal immigrant<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2508173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement <\/a>on Tuesday rejected online claims that the agency&rsquo;s actions were to blame for the death of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a> teacher, calling the notion an &ldquo;utterly disgusting lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Linda Davis, a teacher at Hesse K-8 school in Savannah, was killed Monday morning when an illegal immigrant struck her vehicle while fleeing arrest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4460058\/trump-dc-potomac-river-sewage-spill-cleanup\/\">Trump floats federal takeover of Potomac River sewage cleanup, if asked &#8216;politely&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4459880\/pro-trump-network-real-americas-voice-plans-music-cooking-shows\/\">Pro-Trump news network plans music video channel and cooking shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4460051\/colbert-posts-james-talarico-interview-youtube-fcc-equal-time-rule\/\">Colbert posts James Talarico interview on YouTube after CBS pulls it off air over FCC equal time rule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Davis&rsquo;s story circulated online after an X user, Faith Jackson, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kissedbythesun\/status\/2023563432763814169?s=20\">shared the initial reporting<\/a> by local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtoc.com\/2026\/02\/16\/savannah-teacher-killed-crash-by-man-fleeing-ice\/\">news outlet WTOC<\/a> and said, &ldquo;ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEgov\/status\/2023783271335604407?s=20\">ICE X account quoted<\/a> Jackson&rsquo;s tweet and dismissed the allegation that the government agency was at fault.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an utterly disgusting lie,&rdquo; ICE posted. &ldquo;A Guatemalan criminal illegal alien fled from law enforcement and crashed into another vehicle, killing Linda Davis &mdash; an American citizen and beloved teacher at Hesse K-8. This tragic loss of life at the hands of someone who shouldn&rsquo;t be here could have been prevented.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Chatham County Police Department told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez-Lopez was fleeing from a traffic stop initiated by ICE when he ran a red light and collided with Davis&rsquo;s car. She was taken to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vasquez-Lopez sustained no life-threatening injuries and is in custody. There were no additional passengers involved in the accident. The illegal immigrant has been charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving without a valid license, and failure to obey a traffic control device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chatham County police said its officers were not involved in the operation, the traffic stop, or the pursuit. The department was not aware of the ICE operation until after the crash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A press release from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> reiterated that Vasquez-Lopez had failed to cooperate with officers and that his reckless actions, which included making a U-turn and entering an intersection against a red light, were the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/02\/16\/deadly-evasion-illegal-immigrant-flees-ice-crashes-car-and-kills-innocent-driver\">proximate cause of the collision<\/a>, not ICE&rsquo;s attempt to initiate a lawful stop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4459824\/transgender-suspect-rhode-island-mass-shooting-threatened-go-berserk\/\"><strong>TRANSGENDER SUSPECT IN RHODE ISLAND MASS SHOOTING THREATENED TO &lsquo;GO BERSERK&rsquo; IF PEOPLE &lsquo;KEEP BASHING US&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DHS characterized the incident as &ldquo;an absolute tragedy&rdquo; and blamed a climate of &ldquo;demonizing&ldquo; federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\">law enforcement<\/a> that encourages people to evade arrest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This vehicular homicide is an absolute tragedy and deadly consequence of politicians and the media constantly demonizing ICE officers and encouraging those here illegally to resist arrest&mdash;a felony,&rdquo; Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. &ldquo;These dangerous tactics are putting people&rsquo;s lives at risk. Fleeing from and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milan-mayor-says-ice-security-not-welcome-at-winter-olympics\/\" title=\"Milan mayor says ... security &#039;not welcome&#039; at Winter Olympics\">resisting federal law enforcement<\/a> is not only a crime but extraordinarily dangerous and puts oneself, our officers, and innocent civilians at risk. Now, an innocent bystander has lost their life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE denounces false claim tying agency to teacher death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2570664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb5.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[73955,4265,8364,50738,73954],"class_list":["post-2570663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-agency-response","tag-backlash","tag-ice","tag-misinformation-2","tag-teacher-death"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb5.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570663\/revisions\/2570667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}