Political Guyentist · October 14, 20261 min read

Teare says ICE is not cooperating and may have let data in the vehicle be erased. Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, remains in ICE custody facing more surgery, per The Guardian.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, an ICE officer chasing another man hit Parra Hernandez with a vehicle in northwest Harris County, breaking his leg. DHS said its target, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, had a final removal order.

The two accountsICE says Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle.3 details

ICE says Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle.
His lawyer says he never knew the man agents were chasing.
Teare says the video makes intent "pretty obvious"; no charge has been filed yet.

What we’re less sure of5 of 9 claims

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The DA is weighing an assault charge against the ICE officer, but no charge has been filed yet.
Attributed to Teare. Sources say he 'may file charges', but the specific 'assault' charge label is not clearly supported by the sources' wording.
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Teare says ICE may have let data in the vehicle be erased.
Attributed to Teare via KPRC and @nunez_anna. NBC describes the vehicle-data concerns as unverified, so this is the DA's allegation.
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The incident occurred on Saturday.
Unattributed. The timing is consistent with Click2Houston's Oct. 12 coverage, but no source in the list explicitly confirms the day.
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ICE says Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle.
Attributed to ICE. Latin Times reports ICE's account and says video contradicts it; the sheriff described an attempted containment maneuver.
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Parra Hernandez's lawyer says he never knew the man agents were chasing.
Attributed to his lawyer. This is a single-party account, and the cited sources show the attorney's involvement but not this specific statement.

Houston DA says video shows ICE officer ran a man over on purpose, weighs assault charge

What we’re less sure of5 of 9 claims