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ICE Agent Released on Bond After Allegedly Running Over Immigrant
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In Short: An ICE agent charged with aggravated assault for allegedly running over an immigrant was released on a $30,000 bond.
ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle, breaking his leg and ankle on October 10.
Morales appeared in court for a bond hearing on Monday, where he was released on a $30,000 bond. His next court hearing is set for December 2.
According to Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, Morales was indicted by a grand jury for intentionally running over the legs of a fleeing immigrant man.
The incident occurred during an expansion of Oklahoma’s 'Operation Guardian,' where authorities arrested more than 230 illegal immigrants over a 72-hour period, including over 40 with commercial driver’s licenses.
Immigrant defense groups are urging people who are vulnerable to arrest by ICE and Border Patrol to stay home and make a plan for the care of their loved ones in the event they’re detained.
The spike in arrests comes as news broke about 'Operation Safe California,' a 45-day surge by DHS targeting immigrants with and without criminal records.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants, potentially affecting millions of noncitizens.
The Treasury Department has proposed a requirement to prevent illegal immigrants from claiming refundable tax credits, arguing it would help prevent them from collecting federal benefits they are not eligible to receive.
What this adds
The incident highlights the tensions between immigration enforcement and the rights of immigrants, as well as the political implications of such actions.
What's confirmed
- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown.
What's still developing
- “Disappointed in his inability to swiftly bring charges in the tragic Salgado shooting in July, the Harris County District Attorney now appears determined to put a different federal agent’s scalp on the wall. This time, he’s pursuing what looks like a political prosecution of an ICE agent for doing his job—exactly what his allies have been agitating for,” Reitz said in an Oct. 30 statement.
- WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities have detained several people, including Somali nationals, in a sweeping immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, officials said Wednesday, just two days after Trump launched a tirade against immigrants from the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalis, and vowed to remove them from the country.
- Salvadoran immigrants in the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will continue to have protections for now, despite their status having been set to expire Wednesday, the Trump administration said.
- Related video above: DOJ files complaints against federal judges in Minnesota for their comments about immigration cases The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the U.S. have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation.
- “The result is an unworkable patchwork of inconsistent immigration enforcement, where aliens present without admission are subject to mandatory detention in some circuits but are entitled to bond hearings and often released in others,” lawyers for the administration wrote.
- MIAMI (AP) — Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — were held for up to two hours in small metal enclosures used as “calming areas,” a practice that “does not meet standards for humane treatment,” according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General released on Monday.