ICE Officer Accused of Hitting Immigrant in Houston with an SUV Turns Himself In
Judge Matthew Peneguy set bond at $30,000 after prosecutors said video contradicted ICE’s account of the parking lot collision.
- On Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Mario Alberto Morales was released on a $30,000 bond after being charged with aggravated assault for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked SUV on October 10.
- Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said video evidence contradicts ICE's claim that Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle; the agency's intended target, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, has been "apparently dead for nine years."
- Surveillance footage shows Morales driving over a median to strike the construction worker, leaving him with fractures and nerve damage; attorney Kim Bruno described the consequences as "devastating and horrible."
- Defense attorney David Lindenmuth called the case "politically motivated prosecution," claiming the incident was an "accident," while an ICE spokesperson labeled the allegations "RECKLESS and FALSE."
- This incident occurs amid heightened scrutiny of federal vehicle stops following July fatal shootings of two immigrants by ICE, with concerns raised about training records for "surge" hires like Morales hired in August 2025.
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ICE officer charged with ramming man with SUV in Houston turns himself in
Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance Monday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10.
The ICE stated that the Mexican migrant ran towards the vehicle driven by one of its agents. However, a recording refutes that account.
ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said. Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance
ICE officer indicted on allegations he ran over undocumented Mexican immigrant released on bond
By Emma Tucker, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of running over an undocumented immigrant from Mexico with a vehicle was released on a $30,000 bond Monday after appearing in court for a bond hearing, according to his attorney.A grand jury indicted Mario Alberto Morales Friday on a
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