The newly released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents.
Uriel J. García
Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter based in El Paso. Before joining the Tribune in 2021, he worked at the Arizona Republic where he covered police violence and immigration enforcement. He started his journalism career at the Santa Fe New Mexican where he covered the city's immigrant community and criminal justice issues. Originally from Mexico and a native Spanish speaker, Uriel grew up in Phoenix and graduated from Arizona State University.
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FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
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Houston ICE Shooting
Houston ICE shooting witnesses claim driver didn’t try to ram agents
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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
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.”
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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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Immigration
Federal appeals court rules undocumented immigrants deserve hearing before deportation
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
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