The Hound | Oct. 15

Hi there,

It’s Thursday. A Harris County prosecutor says surveillance footage clearly shows an ICE agent intentionally running over Miguel Parra-Hernandez — a construction worker who has lived in Houston for 34 years — with a vehicle, crushing his legs. The DA said experienced law enforcement reviewed the footage and concluded the strike “is not an accidental strike.” The most likely charge: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

🖊️ Sign the petition to call on the media to cover ICE’s escalating criminal conduct not as isolated incidents, but as the systemic breakdown it is — one that demands to know who hired these agents, what oversight exists, and why an agency with this record faces no federal consequences.

This is not coincidence — it is the inevitable result of a hiring surge that prioritized numbers over vetting, a training regime that has been gutted, and an agency culture that has been told, repeatedly and from the top, that lethality is a virtue and restraint is weakness. Local prosecutors are doing the accountability work the federal government refuses to do.

In addition, how data center companies are utilizing SLAPP lawsuits to chill free speech across the country. And how centrist Democrats are already moving the goalposts with progressive victories poised to win in battleground areas on Election Day.

Read about these, and more, in today’s stories:

Texas prosecutor considering felony charges for ICE agent who ran over man (The Guardian)

An Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued. (The Intercept)

As Progressives Prosper, Centrist Democrats Are Moving the Goalposts (The New Republic)

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% as midterm elections near (PBS)

Arizona’s secretary of state race pits an election defender against an election skeptic (Votebeat)

'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions (NPR)

These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead. (ProPublica)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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