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“Indicted ICE officer had been on the job a little over a year as Trump’s hiring surge comes under scrutiny”
Indicted ICE officer Mario Morales had been on the job a little over a year
Key points
- ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales turned himself in after an indictment last week.
- Morales faces a second-degree felony charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
- Video footage shows Morales allegedly ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during a chase.
- Harris County DA notes Morales’s training and vetting issues amid the hiring surge.
- Morales was hired by ICE in August 2025 and released on $30,000 bond.
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