Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas
Judge Alfred H. Bennett said Daniel Tirado Pantoja has no criminal history and is not a flight risk, ordering his release within 48 hours.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered immigration officials to release Daniel Tirado Pantoja, a witness to the fatal July 7 shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
- Detention followed the July 7 shooting, which ICE labeled a 'targeted enforcement operation,' while officials claimed the driver, Salgado Araujo, had 'weaponized his vehicle' and officers fired in self-defense.
- Passengers disputed the account, stating agents struck their van from behind; Judge Bennett ruled Pantoja has 'no criminal history, is not a flight risk, and does not otherwise pose a danger to the community.'
- Following the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego last month, Pantoja is the second witness freed, though Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo remains detained in Conroe.
- Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal the release, having previously cited 5th Circuit cases to justify mandatory detention, as the Trump administration continues to seek deportation for the men.
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A federal judge today issued a release order for a second witness of the death of a Mexican at the hands of a federal immigration agent in Houston, after spending more than a month in detention. Daniel Tirado Pantoja was one of three passengers traveling aboard a van when the driver, Mexican Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was shot by a federal agent on July 7 when he was heading for his housing construction business. The Department of Homeland Security…
A second witness of a fatal shooting in Houston involving a federal immigration officer was released after more than a month of detention.
Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas – WTOP News
A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention. Daniel Tirado Pantoja was one of three passengers riding in a work van when the driver, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who ran a homebuilding business, was...
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Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas
A federal judge has ordered the release of a second witness to the fatal shooting of a Mexican man by immigration officers in Houston.
Judge orders witness to Houston ICE shooting released from detention
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 A federal judge on Tuesday ordered immigration officials to release Daniel Tirado Pantoja, one of the three passengers in a van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Houston last month. Tirado Pantoja “has no criminal history, is not a flight risk, and does not otherwise pose a danger to the community,” U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett wrote …
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