Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweeps
- The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston by a federal immigration officer is at least the eighth death during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign and the first since an intensified push for mass deportations.
- Department of Homeland Security officials reported that Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored commands and tried to evade arrest during the enforcement operation.
- Officials stated that Araujo attempted to ram his car into an agent, who then fired in self-defense.
- Immigrant rights groups and some Democrats called for an independent investigation and the preservation of all footage, communication, and related evidence.
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Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweeps
A Houston man shot by immigration officers has become at least the eighth person to die during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign.
The shooting death of a Houston man at the hands of a federal immigration agent is at least the eighth death occurred during President Donald Trump's immigration control campaign, and the first death victim in the midst of a recently intensified drive by the government to carry out its massive deportation agenda.
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