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ICE Agent Released on Bond After Indictment for Running Over Immigrant
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In Short: Harris County grand jury indicted ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales for intentionally running over an immigrant's legs.
ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on Friday for intentionally running over the legs of a fleeing immigrant, Miguel Parra Hernandez, on October 10.
Morales, 33, is the first federal agent in Texas to be charged in connection with the agency’s recent enforcement actions during the Trump administration.
Morales appeared in court for a bond hearing on Monday and was released on a $30,000 bond.
Immigrant defense groups are urging vulnerable individuals to stay home and make plans for the care of their loved ones in case of detention.
The current surge in arrests comes as news of 'Operation Safe California' broke, targeting immigrants with and without criminal records.
Dozens of immigrants have been arrested across Southern California since Monday, according to LA Taco.
Immigrant defense organizations such as the Community Self Defense Coalition are working to alert and protect immigrants if DHS is in their area.
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administration’s policy of holding illegal immigrants in detention without a bond hearing.
The policy has been in place for about 30 years, only affecting immigrants caught at the border or those with certain criminal convictions.
House Democratic candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier called for the abolishment of ICE, stating, 'you can’t reform an agency whose purpose is to terrorize immigrant families.'
The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether some immigrants with criminal records can be detained indefinitely.
What this adds
The indictment of Morales marks a significant legal action against ICE agents involved in recent enforcement operations.
Immigrant defense groups are actively monitoring and responding to increased DHS activity in Southern California.
What's confirmed
- ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on Friday for intentionally running over the legs of a fleeing immigrant, Miguel Parra Hernandez, on October 10.
- Morales, 33, is the first federal agent in Texas to be charged in connection with the agency’s recent enforcement actions during the Trump administration.
- Morales appeared in court for a bond hearing on Monday and was released on a $30,000 bond.
- Immigrant defense groups are urging vulnerable individuals to stay home and make plans for the care of their loved ones in case of detention.
- The current surge in arrests comes as news of 'Operation Safe California' broke, targeting immigrants with and without criminal records.
- Dozens of immigrants have been arrested across Southern California since Monday, according to LA Taco.
- Immigrant defense organizations such as the Community Self Defense Coalition are working to alert and protect immigrants if DHS is in their area.
- The Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administration’s policy of holding illegal immigrants in detention without a bond hearing.
- The policy has been in place for about 30 years, only affecting immigrants caught at the border or those with certain criminal convictions.
- The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether some immigrants with criminal records can be detained indefinitely.
What's still developing
- Lupe Carrasco Cardona, a Los Angeles Unified School District educator and organizer with the Association of Raza Educators, told LA Public Press people should join immigrant defense organizations such as the Community Self Defense Coalition to help alert each other and protect immigrants if DHS is in their area.
- Immigrant defense groups said in Instagram posts this week that immigrants have been arrested at their immigration court appointments and at DHS offices where biometric scanning is completed for immigration cases.
- From Pacoima to Bellflower, and from East LA to the Fashion District, Department of Homeland Security agents have arrested dozens of immigrants since Monday, according to LA Taco.
- 12, 2026, near the scene on Clay Road near Texas 6 in Houston where Parra-Hernandez was struck by ICE agents after running from an SUV pursuing another man.
- One of the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights groups called Monday for the Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was shot during an ICE pursuit in Austin to not be deported, arguing he is a key witness in the investigation into officers' use of force.
- Since returning to office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump has embarked on a campaign to root out and deport the country’s undocumented immigrants.
- “I’m really concerned about how long it’s going to take for us as a country to address all of the harm that’s happening to this generation of kids,” said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy.
- Black, from New York state involving a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic arrested by immigration enforcement after an assault conviction and held for 21 months during deportation proceedings.
- A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color.
- Immigration agent Christian Castro pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges alleging that he lied to investigators about the events that led to the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis.
- Assaults against federal agents tasked with arresting alien criminals throughout the United States have increased a stunning 1,649% thanks in part to leftist elected officials who promote open borders and offer illegal immigrants—even those convicted of serious felonies—sanctuary.
- Among them is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate in her failed 2024 presidential bid, comparing ICE to a “modern day Gestapo.” California Governor Gavin Newsom released guides and sanctuary laws advising illegal immigrants how to recognize ICE, block entry and defy arrest.