Advocates fear potential witnesses handcuffed in back of ICE vehicle that struck Houston man could be deported

HOUSTON — Two handcuffed men were in the backseat of an ICE vehicle Saturday when it struck and injured Miguel Parra Hernandez as he fled on foot in Houston.

Advocates are fighting to make sure the men — now potential witnesses — are not deported.

At a news conference Wednesday, family members, advocates and attorneys identified one of the men as Luis Delfín Enríquez, 48.

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Nidia Delfín, Delfín’s sister, said her brother was handcuffed in the backseat of the ICE vehicle when it hit Parra, adding that he was on his way to breakfast with employees when he was apprehended by ICE. She said that Delfín is not a criminal, that he has no arrest warrants and that he was in the process of getting his green card, which means he was on the path to being a legal permanent resident.

“He owns his own small company. He hires people from the community. He is a good man,” she said, adding that he witnessed “this horrific incident.”

She said that she, her parents and her brother are afraid but that they are speaking up so Parra “can get justice.”

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