Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
Mexico is seeking civil and criminal probes after 17 nationals died in immigration enforcement operations, officials said.
- On July 7, 2026, an ICE agent fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a targeted enforcement stop in Houston after agents stopped his van because it resembled their target vehicle, though the Department of Homeland Security later acknowledged he was not the intended target.
- Contradicting ICE's initial claim that Salgado Araujo attempted to ram an officer, witnesses stated agents fired into the vehicle unprovoked while officers stood to the side, a discrepancy magnified by the absence of body camera footage.
- Hundreds gathered at Houston City Hall on Saturday, July 11, 2026, demanding an independent investigation and the release of three witnesses held in immigration custody, with organizers pledging to continue protesting until officials provide answers.
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire vowed on Friday to launch a local investigation after reversing his earlier claim the city lacked jurisdiction, while White House Border Czar Tom Homan promised accountability and Mexico's government sought civil and criminal probes into 17 deaths.
- Activists scheduled another demonstration for Tuesday during a Houston City Council public comment session to maintain pressure, as the case intensifies scrutiny of ICE's use of force ahead of November midterm elections that could reshape congressional checks on enforcement.
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The fatal shooting of a man last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Houston has brought into focus an aggressive ramp-up of immigration arrests across the country that has largely occurred outside the public eye.
In Houston, a 52-year-old Mexican was shot dead by an ICE official, who was the 17th Mexican citizen who died in ICE custody.
Witnesses to the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican man killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas, stated that the man never attempted to run over the officer, contradicting the agency's version of events, their lawyer said Friday. Mexico will pursue criminal charges in connection with the deaths of its citizens in the United States.
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