Ice Agents Who Rammed A Worker's Vehicle in Houston Was A Dead Man since 2017
Federal immigration agents struck and injured a Mexican man in Houston on Saturday while conducting an operation. Credit...Brandon Bell/Getty Images By Jazmine Ulloa New York Times When immigration agents struck a man with an S.U.V. in Houston over the weekend, they said they were chasing an undocumented Mexican man facing deportation and multiple criminal charges. But the photo they shared of their target was of a man whose family says he died almost a decade ago. In a statement on Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that agents conducting a surveillance operation had seen their target, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, climb into a vehicle driven by Miguel Parra Hernandez. When they tried to pull over the vehicle, Mr. Parra Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, and a second man fled on foot. Surveillance footage captured an agent striking Mr. Parra Hernandez with an S.U.V. from behind as he ran away. The impact shattered the man’s leg, hip and ...
