Second Houston ICE Shooting Witness Freed as Four Investigations Stall A second man swept into Houston's fatal ICE shooting case has been ordered free. Latin Times · Aug 27
U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt. The Texas Tribune · Aug 13
Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention A witness to a fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration agent has been released from a detention facility The Independent UK · Jul 29
Judge orders immigration officials to release key witness in Texas ICE shooting A federal judge has ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston The Independent UK · Jul 28
Witness to Houston ICE shooting released from immigration detention A federal judge on Monday ordered that Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE. The Texas Tribune · Jul 27
Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired Two witnesses have told a federal court the immigration agent who fatally shot a Mexican man in Houston on July 7 was in no danger of being run over The Independent UK · Jul 22
Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Key Witness in Fatal Houston ICE Shooting A federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting one of the key witnesses to the fatal shooting of a Mexican construction worker by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston, ensuring the man remains available as multiple investigations into the incident continue. Latin Times · Jul 22
Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing The newly released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents. The Texas Tribune · Jul 22
Judge bars deportation of witness in fatal ICE shooting of Mexican homebuilder A federal judge has barred the deportation of a witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by federal immigration officers a during a traffic stop in Houston The Independent UK · Jul 21
Judge blocks feds from deporting witness to Houston ICE shooting The order applies to one of the three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE. Lawyers are seeking the men’s release from detention. The Texas Tribune · Jul 21