“There is no point in pretending that ICE is here to protect us,” a resident told the City Council in its first meeting since an immigration agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Alex Nguyen
Alex Nguyen is a general assignment reporter with a focus on criminal justice. Before joining the newsroom in 2025, she was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She previously was a reporting fellow for the Tribune and a reporting intern at Bloomberg News. A graduate of Columbia University’s Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Alex was raised mostly in Vancouver, Canada, and she has reported for various regional and national outlets there. She speaks Vietnamese and conversational Spanish and will be based in Austin.
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Houston ICE Shooting
What we still don’t know about the ICE shooting in Houston
Federal agencies and investigators have offered limited information, prompting calls for outside scrutiny.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Fatal Houston ICE shooting follows agency’s increased focus on street arrests
The risk of violent encounters rises when immigration enforcement shifts from picking up suspected criminals in jail to arresting people on the streets, experts say.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Immigrant killed by ICE was not target of operation, Congress member says
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said ICE’s acting director told her that agents were not wearing body cameras and promised that they would start soon.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Harris County prosecutor will investigate ICE shooting but cautions that feds control access to evidence
District Attorney Sean Teare said he is in contact with prosecutors in Minnesota who are investigating the January shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
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Guides
What to know about Houston ICE shooting and other migrant deaths in Texas
Most migrant deaths in Texas have occurred while they were detained since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Several were from natural causes.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Houston mayor questions city’s authority to probe ICE shooting amid calls for independent investigation
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s family, federal lawmakers and community advocates are pushing for local scrutiny, expressing distrust in federal officials.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Son of man killed by ICE agent calls for investigation, says “My father would have complied.”
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s son said his father would not have tried to flee a law enforcement stop. Local leaders say they’ve received little information from federal officials about the shooting.
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Houston ICE Shooting
ICE agent fatally shoots Houston man who agency says tried to run over officer
The agency said the man was an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. His son said he’d lived here for 35 years and was attempting to obtain a work permit.
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State Government
U.S. Supreme Court declines request to block Texas’ app age verification law
A federal appeals court had allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps while litigation continues.
