Crime & Justice
ICE pursuit that broke a Houston worker's leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says
October 17, 2026 at 07:56 PM
An ICE officer crashed into a Houston construction worker, breaking his leg, while pursuing a suspect his family says died years ago, contradicting ICE's account.
- A federal officer slammed a vehicle into Houston construction worker Miguel Parra Hernandez on October 10, leaving him hospitalized with multiple leg fractures.
- The Harris County district attorney's office said Mendoza-Cervantes, the alleged target, was not in the vehicle.
- FIEL said a photo ICE released as Mendoza-Cervantes is Jose Hector Jimenez, who died years ago while trying to re-enter the U.S.
- District attorney Sean Teare said surveillance footage contradicts ICE's claim that Parra Hernandez stepped in front of the vehicle.