ICE officer indicted with felony in Texas after allegedly hitting man with vehicle

Updated on: October 30, 2026 / 1:02 PM EDT / CBS News

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was indicted on a felony for allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle earlier this month, a Texas district attorney announced Friday.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said ICE Officer Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Teare said if convicted, the punishment would be a prison sentence lasting between two and 20 years.

Teare accused Morales of hitting Miguel Parra-Hernandez, a Mexican national who the district attorney said has been living in Texas for more than 30 years without documentation. Parra-Hernandez doesn't have a criminal record and didn't have a deportation order against him, Teare said.

Morales engaged in a pursuit of a vehicle being driven by Parra-Hernandez on Oct. 10. During the pursuit, Parra-Hernandez and another person fled the vehicle on foot. At a news conference Friday, a video was played showing the moments when Teare said Morales hit Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle.

Teare noted that ICE had said agents were pursuing a man named Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who the agency said was a Mexican national and…

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