A border patrol agent was assaulted this week by two illegals who were arrested in Houston, Texas, and were being transported to an immigration facility. One of the illegals got free and began choking the female officer who was driving the vehicle.

They are both now being charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer.

Fox News reporter Brooke Taylor explains how it happened:

#NEW: Another attack against an agent enforcing immigration laws here in Texas- Two illegal migrants are charged after choking a border patrol agent in Houston, according to ICE.

On Sept. 22, Border Patrol encountered Juan Carmen Padron Mendez, 29, and Juan Carlos Padron Barron, 23, both in the U.S. illegally. The two migrants were secured with flexicuffs and put in a border patrol car to be transported to an ICE detention facility. While in route, ICE says Mendez broke out of his flexicuffs, unbuckled his seatbelt and wrapped his arm around the agent’s neck, choking her from the back seat. Barron allegedly got out of the car and fled on foot. Mendez then released the agent and also fled. The agent called for help and both were found and arrested. The border patrol agent was treated at local hospital and since been released. Both men now charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer.

“This incident underscores the extreme dangers our agents face every single day,” said CBP Senior Advisor Ronald D. Vitiello. “Attempting to choke a federal agent is an outrageous and cowardly act. Thanks to the agent’s quick action and the coordinated law enforcement response, the perpetrators are back in custody and facing serious federal charges. We are grateful our agent has been treated and released from the hospital.”