Advocates fear potential witnesses handcuffed in back of ICE vehicle that struck Houston man could be deported
Advocates are concerned that two men held in an ICE vehicle during a hit-and-run incident in Houston may be deported before they can testify. Prosecutors believe the incident, which injured a man named Miguel Parra Hernandez, was an intentional act of violence.
Why it matters
The case highlights the tension between immigration enforcement and the judicial process when undocumented individuals are key witnesses to violent crimes.
HOUSTON — Two handcuffed men were in the backseat of an ICE vehicle Saturday when it struck and injured Miguel Parra Hernandez as he fled on foot in Houston. Advocates are fighting to make sure the men — now potential witnesses — are not deported. At a news conference Wednesday, family members, advocates and attorneys identified one of the men as Luis Delfín Enríquez, 48. Nidia Delfín, Delfín’s sister, said her brother was handcuffed in the backseat of the ICE vehicle when it hit Parra, adding that he was on his way to breakfast with employees when he was apprehended by ICE. She said that Delfín is not a criminal, that he has no arrest warrants and that he was in the process of getting his green card, which means he was on the path to being a legal permanent resident. “He owns his own small company.
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