Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention
Federal prosecutors seek to keep Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego detained after a judge ordered his release, while his lawyers say he is free unless the ruling is overturned.
- On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement released witness Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego from detention following a federal judge's order, allowing him to reunite with family and visit the memorial where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot.
- ICE agents fatally shot Salgado Araujo on July 7 during what ICE called a 'targeted enforcement operation' in Houston's East End; attorneys for the three passengers, including Pliego, have refuted the agency's account of the incident.
- Federal Judge Keith Ellison ruled Monday that authorities must release Pliego within 48 hours in a public place, requiring officials to provide his counsel three hours' notice before release.
- Citing the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals case Rodriguez v. Ortega, federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to stay Pliego's release, arguing that the ruling conflicted with higher court precedent on mandatory detention.
- Legal teams for the two other witnesses have filed similar release petitions, while advocacy group FIEL Houston demands protection for all witnesses, stating, 'We have to use all the resources available to make sure we keep everyone safe.
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Witness who was in van with man killed by ICE speaks out
A witness to the shooting of his friend and boss Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE says he was left traumatized by the events. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego told CNN the reason he’s speaking out is because he desperately wants to get Salgado Araujo and his family the justice he believes they deserve. CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports.
A witness to the shooting that ended with the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of a federal immigration agent in Houston said Thursday that he is traumatized and unable to sleep, especially because he claims that Salgado Araujo never...
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