Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Witnesses say agents boxed in the van and fired from the side, while federal officials have not released video or other evidence.
- On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop in Houston.
- ICE officials alleged Araujo refused commands and used his vehicle to ram an officer, prompting them to fire in self-defense, though this account has faced immediate skepticism.
- Attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra reported that three witnesses in the van contradict the official account, stating officers fired from the sides; detainee Jose Trinidad Rojas wrote, "That is a lie."
- Juan Proaño, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, stated authorities are pressuring the three detained witnesses to sign self-deportation orders, removing potential contestors of the government's narrative.
- David Bier of the Cato Institute and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council noted that video evidence lacks damage consistent with ICE's ramming claim, with Reichlin-Melnick stating "ICE's story is falling apart.
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According to witnesses, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot dead on Tuesday in the wheel of his van, had never tried to overthrow the policeman, thus contradicting the version of the agency, said their lawyer on Friday.
Passengers refute ICE claims in fatal Houston shooting that lacked officer body cams
The attorney for three men who were with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer said Friday that the agency’s version of the events are “simply false.” ICE agents fatally shot Salgado Araujo on Tuesday morning during a traffic stop while he was on his way...
Witnesses of the death of a Mexican killed by an American immigration police officer (ICE) in Texas claimed that the man had never tried to overthrow the policeman, thus contradicting the agency's version, said their lawyer on Friday.
Agenti amerického Úřadu pro imigraci a cla (ICE) v úterý v texaském Houstonu zastřelili Mexičana Lorenza Salgada Arauja. Ten údajně neuposlechl příkazy agentů a pokusil se na ně najet. Ministerstvo vnitřní bezpečnosti, pod nějž ICE spadá, ve čtvrtek ale přiznalo, že byl Araujo zastaven omylem, protože cílem operace byl někdo jiný. Původně ministerstvo tvrdilo opaque.
U.S. Immigration Service claimed that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo tried to hit agents during a surveillance operation. Witnesses say that the authorities' version does not correspond to reality.
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