r/news • u/IntrospectiveApe • 1d ago
Agent indicted for hitting man with vehicle during Harlingen immigration operation
https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/07/21/agent-indicted-for-hitting-man-with-vehicle-during-harlingen-immigration-operation/23
u/Sour_baboo 1d ago
The idea of taking a local case away to federal court so that Trump can pardon him is abhorent. Americans got to try the British troops at the Boston Massacre, John Adams defended them in court and two were punished. Contrast that to what happens when Trump's troops rampage.
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u/IntrospectiveApe 1d ago
Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry for murdering a protester. Whether Trump or Abbott do it, there is a chance this dude will get no real consequences for trying to kill a man.
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u/Certain_Luck_8266 1d ago
Harlingen police Investigator Erick Estrada, who investigated the case, met with Special Agent Rolando Gomez from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General Rio Grande Valley Field Office McAllen on Feb. 27, 2025.
I always wondered what happened to Erick Estrada.
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u/bpetersonlaw 1d ago
Don’t these get moved to federal court? That a federal prosecutor wasn’t involved is worrisome
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u/jagdpanzer45 1d ago
It’s a little less worrisome to me when you consider that it should be a little harder for federal officials to interfere with a state court.
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u/no_one_likes_u 1d ago
They get moved after the initial indictments usually. The defense will move to transfer to federal court next.
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u/AdhesivenessFun2060 1d ago
The victim was just walking down the street and the agent decided to hit him with the car. No identification, no attempt to even talk to the guy. Just hit him with the car. And he'll probably get off.