An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been indicted on an aggravated assault charge after prosecutors accused him of deliberately driving an SUV into a man fleeing on foot during an October 10 enforcement operation in Houston.
The case, which marks the first indictment of an immigration agent in Texas, centers on a disputed collision that left 48-year-old Miguel Parra Hernandez with serious injuries.
While prosecutors have produced surveillance and body-camera footage to support their claims, ICE has rejected allegations of intentional wrongdoing and called the prosecution a “political stunt.”
Prosecutors cite video and officer’s own words as evidence
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales, 33, is facing a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with prosecutors identifying his 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee as the alleged weapon…