A 32-year-old man remained under treatment Friday at a Baltimore hospital for “significant injuries” after an ICE vehicle rammed the back of the immigrant’s van this week, his lawyer said.

Immigration attorney Adam Crandell said in an interview Friday that the man, Ever Alvarenga Rios, has been seeking citizenship for eight years.

“To categorize this as an accident is a bit of a misnomer,” Crandell said. “As far as we can tell at this point, this incident was the result of intentional actions, or at least appears to be the result of intentional actions.”

Crandell said Alvarenga Rios’ van was rear-ended by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent driving another vehicle Thursday morning, sending Alvarenga Rios to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

“I’m not aware of any law enforcement protocol in any scenario or setting across the country” that allows for federal agents to use their vehicle in that way to enforce immigration laws, Crandell said.

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to Baltimore City Police, its officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at 7:36 a.m. Thursday at the 200 block of South Haven Street. One of the vehicles was being operated by a DHS agent. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and were transported to a hospital for evaluation, Baltimore Police said.

Crandell disputed the police’s claims about his client’s injuries, saying they were more severe.

This is the second crash involving federal immigration agents in the state this week. On Wednesday morning, ICE agents were involved in a crash in Annapolis, according to the city’s police department. No one was injured.

Federal immigration enforcement crashes have drawn national attention.

In Georgia, a 52-year-old kindergarten teacher was killed during her morning commute in February after ICE agents struck her car while pursuing an immigrant.

In New Jersey, two teens and a child were sent to the hospital after ICE agents tried to pull over a van in February.

In Illinois, Dayanne Figueroa, a Chicago resident and U.S. citizen, was driving to work in October when she unknowingly became stuck in the middle of a Border Patrol operation. She attempted to get by one of the Border Patrol vehicles, but it quickly veered into her lane and hit Figueroa’s SUV.

She told CBS News she thought the driver “accidentally hit me,” but agents exited their vehicle with guns drawn and dragged Figueroa from the driver’s seat.

“I think the fact that this is occurring not just here in Baltimore but nationwide is extremely, extremely troubling,” Crandell said.

Crandell described Alvarenga Rios as a “polite young man.” He said Alvarenga Rios’ family is distraught and that they are “thinking about his physical well-being.”

Crandell said he and other attorneys in his firm have been prevented from visiting Alvarenga Rios in the hospital but were told they would be able to Friday afternoon.

Banner reporter Sara Ruberg contributed to this article.