ICE agent Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a Texas grand jury on Friday and charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker, prosecutors said.

Morales, 33, was behind the wheel of an unmarked black vehicle on Oct. 10 when it struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away, the Harris County District Attorney's office said.

Parra Hernandez was placed into custody with a broken leg.

ICE called the indictment a “political stunt” and stood by their agent, but said Parra Hernandez stepped in front of the car and called accusations that the officer intentionally struck him false and “reckless.”

The agency also said local officials do not have the authority to investigate federal officers acting in the course of their duties.

“Allegations that ICE struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez intentionally are RECKLESS and FALSE,” ICE said in a statement.

Very few federal officers have faced criminal charges for their actions…