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Texas grand jury indicts ICE officer accused of running over man in Houston

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-30 · by Al Jazeera Staff

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A Texas grand jury has indicted Mario Alberto Morales, an ICE officer, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly ran over Miguel Parra-Hernandez during an immigration operation in Houston on October 10. District Attorney Sean Teare announced the charges and said surveillance video contradicts ICE's claim that Parra-Hernandez had run in front of the vehicle; instead, it shows Morales’s Jeep chasing him before striking him, causing serious injuries. The case highlights tensions between local authorities and federal immigration enforcement agencies over cooperation and evidence handling.
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On October 30, 2026, Mario Alberto Morales, a 33-year-old ICE officer based in Houston, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred earlier this month when Morales allegedly intentionally rammed his unmarked black vehicle into Miguel Parra Hernandez, a Mexican national who was fleeing from ICE agents on foot. This act left the victim hospitalized for weeks and sparked criticism over ICE's hiring practices under the Trump administration, as Morales had been employed by ICE for only about one year. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office accused ICE of obstructing investigations and destroying evidence related to the case, while ICE maintains that its officers are held accountable and trained thoroughly to uphold the law.

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ICE ORG · 7× Parra-Hernandez PERSON · 6× Morales PERSON · 3× Teare PERSON · 3× Harris County GPE · 2× Houston GPE · 2× Mexican NORP · 2× Texas GPE · 2× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 1× United States GPE · 1×

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Claims (25 extracted, 3 hedged)

A grand jury in Texas has indicted a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of deliberately running over a Mexican construction worker during an operation in Houston this month. asserted
jury → indict → Houston
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the October 10 incident, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced on Friday. asserted
Teare → face → Friday
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Will ICE agents play a role in the 2026 US midterm elections? - list 2 of asserted
agents → play → elections
3On the US border in Texas, Trump deportation drive galvanises midterm vote asserted
drive → galvanise → vote
- list 3 of 3Trump administration attempts to take down leak of ICE personnel data Criminal charges against federal immigration officers have been rare during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, although several encounters involving officers have prompted investigations. asserted
encounters → attempt → investigations
Morales is accused of striking 48-year-old Miguel Parra-Hernandez, an immigrant who has lived in Harris County for more than 30 years. asserted
who → accuse → years
Teare said that Parra-Hernandez had no criminal record. asserted
Hernandez → say → record
Parra-Hernandez was running away from federal agents when an unmarked black Jeep Cherokee struck him in a car park near Clay Road and Highway 6, according to investigators. uncertain
Cherokee → run → investigators
He suffered multiple fractures to his right leg and an ankle injury which required surgery. asserted
which → suffer → surgery
The indictment follows a dispute between local prosecutors and federal authorities over what happened. asserted
what → follow → prosecutors
ICE has maintained that Parra-Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle, dismissing the allegations that the officer intentionally struck him as “reckless and false.” asserted
officer → maintain → him
But Teare has said surveillance video contradicts the agency’s account. asserted
video → say → account
It shows the SUV crossing a median and pursuing Parra-Hernandez as he runs away. asserted
he → show → Hernandez
Although another vehicle obscures the moment of impact, the video shows the man on the ground moments later. asserted
video → obscure → ground
Authorities also released body-camera footage on Friday. asserted
Authorities → release → Friday
In the recording, Morales can be heard acknowledging that he struck Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle. asserted
he → hear → vehicle
Teare also accused federal authorities of failing to cooperate with the investigation, including by removing the Jeep before local investigators could examine it for potential evidence. uncertain
investigators → accuse → evidence
A search warrant obtained by local media shows investigators had not been granted access to the vehicle as of October 23. asserted
investigators → obtain → October
The case has also raised questions about the operation’s intended target. asserted
case → raise → target
ICE said agents were searching for a man identified as Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, whom they believed to be travelling with Parra-Hernandez. asserted
they → say → Hernandez
But Mendoza-Cervantes’s daughter told The New York Times that her father died in 2017. asserted
father → tell → 2017
Parra-Hernandez’s family has disputed that the two men knew each other. asserted
men → dispute → other
The Morales indictment comes as the Harris County District Attorney’s Office continues investigating the fatal shooting of another Mexican, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, on July 7. asserted
Office → come → July
An ICE officer, Gregory Feathers, has been accused of firing at the vehicle Salgado Araujo was driving on his way to work in Houston. asserted
Araujo → accuse → Houston
Federal authorities said the officer acted in self-defence, a claim the surviving passengers in the vehicle dispute. uncertain
officer → say → dispute
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