ICE agent charged after ramming unmarked SUV into man in Texas

30 October 2026 at 21:27

Agent Mario Alberto Morale charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over incident in Houston

A federal immigration agent who drove into and seriously injured a Texas man on 10 October after a botched traffic stop was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Mario Alberto Morales, 33, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), deliberately veered his SUV into Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, causing multiple leg fractures and a hip injury, journalists at a news conference in Houston were told.

An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

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By: Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America · Jack Brook, Associated Press · Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press

30 October 2026 at 20:53

The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was driving an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10 when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away during a pursuit through a parking lot, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said.

Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day

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By: Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press · Simran Parwani, Associated Press

30 October 2026 at 17:44

The surge is especially pronounced in Texas, where voters are deciding closely watched Senate, House and governor's races. More than 6.3 million Texans had voted early as of Wednesday, compared with 4.2 million at the same point four years ago, a 50% increase.

Congressional Democrats demand answers over ICE treatment of hunger strikers

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By: José Olivares

30 October 2026 at 17:13

Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting against harsh conditions, say they face threats of force-feeding

Members of Congress sent a scathing letter to federal immigration officials this week demanding answers about conditions inside a Texas immigration jail, as detained immigrants on a prolonged hunger strike claim officials are retaliating against them and threatening them with force-feeding.

A group of seven congressional Democrats sent the letter earlier this week to Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, and David Venturella, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director, protesting about the treatment of hunger strikers.