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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Witnesses and video say agents boxed in Salgado Araujo’s van and opened fire without warning, while ICE says he tried to ram an officer.
- 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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An ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican man in Texas on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses cast doubt on the authorities' explanation.
·Denmark
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What to know about fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal immigration officers in Texas this week has reignited a firestorm over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and sparked calls for an independent investigation into what officials admit was a case of mistaken identity. Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, was driving his construction crew to a job site…
·Washington, United States
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The witnesses to his death claimed that he had never tried to overthrow the policeman, contradicting the version of the agency, said their lawyer on Friday.
·Montreal, Canada
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