ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent who was allegedly chasing two suspects Saturday, the authorities said. Local law enforcement is gathering surveillance video of the incident. A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday, Texas law enforcement officials and ICE said. Maj. Anthony McConnell of the Harris County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigation Bureau told reporters that around 7:20 a.m. local time, law enforcement officers were called to Clay Road near Highway 6 just outside Houston after the unidentified ICE agent called 911 for an ambulance for the man, later identified by ICE as Miguel Parra-Hernandez, who was struck.

An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that the agency was attempting to arrest another man, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, a Mexican national who they allege had a criminal record and a final order of removal by a judge. The ICE agent allegedly observed Mendoza-Cervantes and Parra-Hernandez, who the agency alleged was undocumented, enter a car and attempted a car stop, according to ICE. McConnell said the ICE agent allegedly was pursuing the man and another person in their car and during the chase, the driver and the passenger left their vehicle on