Agent Mario Alberto Morales charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over incident in Houston

Agent Mario Alberto Morales charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over incident in Houston

A federal immigration agent who drove into and seriously injured a Texas man on 10 October after a botched traffic stop was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Mario Alberto Morales, 33, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), deliberately veered his SUV into Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, causing multiple leg fractures and a hip injury, journalists at a news conference in Houston were told.

In announcing the charge against Morales, Harris county district attorney Sean Teare questioned the training that Morales, a recent appointment by ICE, had received – and denounced the activities and conduct of the agency in support of the frequently violent immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency.

    • chewypoops@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      Not really. Ever notice how every demographic poll asks you what race you are, then asks again if you are Hispanic?

      That’s because a large number of Hispanics identify as white, and you have to ask twice if you actually want to know how many Hispanics answered your poll.

      Unsurprisingly, many are white supremacists, and actual white people will exploit that when convenient.

    • Horsey@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      My 1st gen immigrant parents are the same way. They are struggling financially, and believe that deporting immigrants will make life cheaper because there’d be more resources available.

      These people are hopelessly undereducated and will die believing the most heinous shit.

    • DonJefe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      It’s the same train of thought as Republican women. They think because they are joining the Republicans, they will get treated better as the ones that didn’t. The joke is on them. They will suffer the same. Thankfully, a lot of Hispanics realized they fucked up voting for Trump, now that ICE is harassing them. It sucks that everyone else has to suffer for these idiots to learn their lesson though

  • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I guess they’re not trying very hard to get him off the hook since it saves them having to fire him later/ arrest him for not being white once stage 1 is complete.