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ICE agent reportedly struck man with vehicle during Texas pursuit

The Guardian reports that authorities say an ICE agent's vehicle struck a man during a Houston-area pursuit, with DHS citing a removal order.

Updated Oct 17, 2026 · 20:11 UTC11 reports

The short version

  • Authorities say an ICE agent driving a vehicle struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez while pursuing him and Jose Mendoza-Cervantes in north-west Harris county, Texas.[The Guardian]
  • The Harris county sheriff's office said Parra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg and was taken to a hospital.[The Guardian]
  • DHS said ICE was seeking to arrest Mendoza-Cervantes under a final removal order, and he remained at large as of Saturday morning.[The Guardian]

Key facts

  • An ICE agent driving a vehicle struck a man on Saturday while trying to pursue him and another person in the Houston area, according to authorities.[The Guardian]
  • The federal agency had been trying to pull over and arrest Jose Mendoza-Cervantes in north-west Harris county when he and the victim, Miguel Parra-Hernandez, exited the vehicle, officials said.[The Guardian]
  • Surveillance footage, as reported, showed the officer chase Parra-Hernandez and then hit him with his car.[The Guardian]
  • The Harris county sheriff's office said Parra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg and was taken to a hospital.[The Guardian]
  • DHS stated that ICE had been trying to arrest Mendoza-Cervantes after a judge issued him a final order of removal from the United States.[The Guardian]
  • Mendoza-Cervantes remained at large as of Saturday morning, according to the reporting.[The Guardian]

What remains uncertain

  • Mendoza-Cervantes's whereabouts after Saturday morning are not established in the reporting.[The Guardian]
  • The account of the pursuit and collision rests on statements from authorities and DHS, and on surveillance footage as described in reporting; these accounts are not independently verified in the available reporting.[The Guardian]

Sources

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