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Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says

Democratic officials say the city lacks access to evidence and witnesses, while ICE says the man tried to evade arrest and rammed a vehicle.

  • A Mexican man named Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by ICE agents in Houston but was not the target of the federal operation, according to U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
  • Salgado Araujo had lived in the U.S. for over 35 years, had no criminal record, and was close to obtaining legal status when he was killed.
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Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says

A Texas congresswoman says a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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