Texas man run over by ICE vehicle was not the target

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 22:44 · Archive

A Texas man was struck and seriously injured by an ICE vehicle during a traffic stop in Houston, though he was not the person agents were pursuing.

Miguel Parra-Hernandez, 48, was struck by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle in a Houston parking lot on Saturday morning, suffering a shattered ankle and hip fracture. He has undergone surgery and remains in ICE custody.

ICE said it was conducting an operation to pursue a man named Jose Mendoza-Cervantes and attempted a vehicle stop before the occupants ran away. The agency said Parra-Hernandez was not its target but ran in front of the ICE vehicle and was struck.

According to his representatives, Parra-Hernandez had never met Mendoza-Cervantes. His attorney, Kim Bruno, said he fled because he did not know who was in the dark-coloured unmarked vehicle, and that the other person in the car, whom he had picked up for work, also did not know Mendoza-Cervantes. Video footage aired by ABC News affiliate KTRK shows the unmarked SUV veering towards Parra-Hernandez as he ran across empty spaces in the shopping centre parking lot. His representatives described the incident as 'violent and brutal', and said he faces many weeks of recovery.

How it is being reported

• Surveillance video shows moment ICE vehicle strikes man in HoustonNew footage shows the moment 48-year-old Miguel Parra-Hernandez was hit by an ICE officer’s car in Houston, Texas.Al Jazeera · 13 Oct, 22:03
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In this story: Miguel Parra-Hernandez · Jose Mendoza-Cervantes · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Houston · Texas · Kim Bruno · FIEL Houston

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