The order applies to one of the three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE. Lawyers are seeking the men’s release from detention.
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Federal immigration agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who lived in the Houston area for decades, during a “targeted enforcement” operation on July 7. Salgado Araujo’s family and the men riding in his vehicle disputed immigration officials’ claims that Salgado Araujo attempted to run over ICE agents before he was shot.
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Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing
The newly released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents.
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At a Houston funeral home, a community comes together to pay respects to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
As his sons greeted visitors near the casket of their father, who was killed in an ICE operation, some at the public visitation said they knew him well — even if they’d never met him.
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FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, whose office is running an investigation into the shooting, also expressed doubt that there were drugs in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van.
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After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the governor and other top Republican state leaders largely avoided commenting on it.
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“ICE is everywhere”: In Houston, fear and grief permeate Latino neighborhoods after fatal shooting
As Latino and immigrant communities mourn the death of a Houston man, undocumented neighbors remain in hiding for fear of being next.
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Reports: ICE halting some vehicle stops in wake of Texas, Maine shootings
U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee of Houston said the reported pause was not enough: “A temporary training won’t solve a deeply ingrained problem.”
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ICE’s use of unmarked cars and shooting into vehicles during Houston killing violates policy, policing experts say
More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and possibly the law.
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ICE should continue traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says, seeming to oppose new suspension
The president’s social media post comes a day after federal sources said ICE suspended all traffic stops following fatal shootings in Houston and Maine.
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Crowd packs Houston City Hall to demand action, express anger after ICE shooting
“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.
