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Man fatally shot by ICE officer during traffic stop in Houston
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Key Points:
- An ICE officer fatally shot Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston during an attempted immigration arrest after Salgado allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle and refused to comply with commands, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- The ICE officer fired in self-defense, and Salgado was taken to a hospital where he later died; the FBI is investigating a potential assault on a federal officer but not the shooting itself.
- The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) reported that Salgado was looking for day laborers in a Latino neighborhood when he was shot, with witnesses and family members present, and noted he was applying for legal citizenship.
- LULAC called for an independent local investigation, highlighting concerns about a pattern of excessive force by ICE and drawing parallels to previous controversial immigration enforcement deaths.
- Houston police are not involved in the investigation, and local officials have deferred inquiries to Homeland Security, while LULAC leaders expressed skepticism about the official account given past incidents.
