ICE agent indicted in Texas after vehicle pursuit injures man
A Harris County grand jury in Texas indicted an immigration officer on Friday for allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle during a pursuit.
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A federal grand jury in Harris County, Texas, indicted Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Mario Alberto Morales on Friday, BBC News US and The Hill reported. Prosecutors announced that the 33 year old agent was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking a man with a vehicle in Houston earlier this month. [1][2]
BBC News US reported that the victim is a Mexican national living in the United States without legal documentation. Prosecutors said the man suffered multiple leg fractures and a hip injury after being hit during the pursuit, according to BBC News US. [1]
An ICE spokesperson dismissed the indictment as a political stunt, BBC News US reported. Federal immigration agencies, including ICE and Customs and Border Protection, operate under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [1][8]
The incident occurred in Houston, which is the largest city in Texas, according to Grokipedia. The Department of Homeland Security stated that its Lone Star Mission in Texas resulted in the arrest of over 4,000 undocumented individuals over a ten day period. [7][9]
In short
- ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales was indicted in Harris County, Texas, on a charge of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
- The 33 year old officer allegedly struck a Mexican national living in the United States without legal documentation using a vehicle.
- The victim suffered multiple leg fractures and a hip injury from the incident in Houston.
- An ICE spokesperson described the grand jury indictment as a political stunt.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]ICE agent charged for hitting Texas immigrant with vehicle during pursuitBBC News US, 4d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]ICE officer indicted in Texas after striking immigrant with vehicleThe Hill, 4d ago
- [3]ICE agent charged after ramming unmarked SUV into man in TexasThe Guardian, 4d ago
- [4]Texas grand jury indicts ICE agent accused of using SUV as weaponAxios, 4d ago
- [5]Texas grand jury indicts ICE officer accused of running over man in HoustonAl Jazeera, 4d ago
- [6]Texas ICE agent indicted for assault after ramming car into man during pursuitThe Independent, 4d ago
- [7]Secretary Mullin Highlights Success of ICE’s Lone Star Mission in Texas, Arresting Over 4,000 Illegal Aliens in Ten DaysHomeland Security (.gov), 5d ago
Background
- [8]List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration on Wikipedia
- [9]Texas on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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