Qué Sabemos De Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, El Inmigrante Mexicano Que Murió Por Disparos De Un Agente De ICE
Family members and civil rights groups are pressing federal officials to release video and other evidence as the shooting remains under investigation.
- On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston's Magnolia Park neighborhood during a traffic stop, though federal officials have not released video evidence of the encounter.
- Salgado had no criminal convictions and was working toward legal status, his son Ronaldo Salgado said; the Department of Homeland Security alleges he ignored commands, but family members note he worked for decades to support his three American citizen sons.
- League of United Latin American Citizens President Roman Palomares criticized ICE for a 'pattern' of inaccuracies, stating it created "open season on Latinos" who can "shoot and explain later." The organization offered a $5,000 reward for witness information and video.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is considering legal measures or United Nations intervention following the killing, condemning the 'tragic death' of a compatriot and stating that documentation status should not justify violence during detention issues.
- This incident follows a surge of 10,000 arrests in late June fueled by a $70B Congressional funding infusion and marks at least the eighth death from federal immigration enforcement encounters since the administration intensified its campaign.
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Born in Tlatlaya, Mexico, on March 3, 1974, Lorenzo Salgado was a man of routine, despite his irregular immigration status in the United States for 35 years, explained his eldest son, Ronaldo Salgado, at a press conference Wednesday, the day after his death. That morning, the 50-year-old left at 5:50 a.m.: the owner of a small construction company, he went to pick up his workers every morning. At 6:45 a.m., he was supposed to pick up the last o…
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The family of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is demanding an independent investigation into his death. Salgado was shot and killed by the U.S. immigration service ICE in Houston on Tuesday morning. According to Salgado's son, the Mexican immigrant was on his way to work at a construction site. The immigration service stated that Salgado tried to escape when the service attempted to arrest him during a "targeted operation." He allegedly ramm…
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By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — For the last 35 years, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s day began the same way: He woke up at 5 a.m., kissed his wife goodbye, loaded his work van and drove off to pick up his construction crew for work in Houston. But on Tuesday, Salgado Araujo’s day would
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