# Harris County DA investigates ICE agent who hit pedestrian

> Harris County DA says ICE agent intentionally hit pedestrian during enforcement operation.
- Title: Harris County DA investigates ICE agent who hit pedestrian
- Summary: Harris County DA says ICE agent intentionally hit pedestrian during enforcement operation. Harris County DA Sean Teare says ICE agent intentionally struck…
- Keywords: harris county, sean teare, ice, miguel parra-hernandez, jose mendoza-cervantes, federal agents, immigration enforcement, houston, texas, news, local, Harris
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17496838/ice-houston-hit-pedestrian-car-criminal-investigation
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- Topics: harris county, sean teare, ice, miguel parra-hernandez, jose mendoza-cervantes, federal agents, immigration enforcement, houston, texas, news, local
## Harris County DA says ICE agent hit pedestrian
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said his office will investigate why an ICE agent drove an SUV and ran over a 48-year-old man during an enforcement operation on Saturday.
## ICE searches for deportable man
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said ICE officers were searching for Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, who had a deportation order, around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
## Miguel Parra-Hernandez claims he wasn't with Mendoza-Cervantes
Kim Bruno, the attorney for Parra-Hernandez, said her client doesn't know Mendoza-Cervantes and that he was not with him on Saturday.
## ICE says Parra-Hernandez ran in front of vehicle
ICE said Miguel Parra-Hernandez got out of the vehicle with Mendoza-Cervantes and ran in front of an ICE vehicle.
## Surveillance shows chase
Surveillance footage captured two men getting out of a white pickup truck and running in different directions through a parking lot.
## Teare says ICE agent intentionally hit Parra-Hernandez
Teare said he believes the ICE agent intentionally hit Parra-Hernandez and that a charging decision will come in a short order.
## Teare criticizes ICE tactics
Teare said ICE tactics are growing more brazen and dangerous, putting everyone at risk with high-speed pursuits on busy streets.
## Parra-Hernandez injured in incident
Parra-Hernandez suffered two broken legs and underwent surgery, recovering at a hospital in Katy as of Monday.
## ICE claims allegations are false
ICE said allegations that they struck Parra-Hernandez intentionally are reckless and false.
## Key takeaway

Harris County DA Sean Teare says ICE agent intentionally struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez, who fled from ICE after being searched for a deportable man.