Houston man run over by ICE vehicle will need additional surgery, advocates say

HOUSTON — A man who was injured when an ICE officer’s car ran over him has had surgery on his leg but needs additional procedures to reconstruct the leg and other parts of his body, an advocate for the man said Monday.

Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, had leg and hip injuries and a shattered ankle after the officer’s vehicle struck him during a pursuit Saturday, said Cesar Espinosa, a co-founder and the executive director of FIEL, who was speaking on Parra’s behalf. Parra cannot put weight on his leg for six weeks and must wait for swelling to reduce before doctors can perform additional surgery, he said at a news conference Monday.

Espinosa said Parra — who had gotten out of a vehicle and was on foot — was hit “in a violent and brutal fashion.”

ICE has said it attempted a vehicle stop and the people in the car ran away. The officers tried to apprehend the fleeing men, and “Miguel Parra Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck,” it said.

It has said Parra was not the target of the attempted stop.

Espinosa said Parra told him that he fled because it was unclear…

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