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Updated on: October 30, 2026 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS News

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged with a felony for allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle in Houston earlier this month, a Texas district attorney announced Friday.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said ICE Officer Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Teare said if convicted, the punishment would be a prison sentence lasting between two and 20 years.

Teare accused Morales of hitting Miguel Parra-Hernandez, a 48-year-old Mexican national who the district attorney said has been living in Texas for more than 30 years without…