Mexican National Dead After Ignoring DHS Commands In Texas
1 week ago
The fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration officer Tuesday marks at least the eighth death during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign, and the first fatality amid a newly intensified push by the administration to carry out its mass deportations agenda.
Department of Homeland Security officials said in a statement that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored commands while trying to evade arrest during an enforcement operation. They say he attempted to ram his car into an agent, who opened fire in self-defense.
Araujo's family said he was on his way to work at a construction job. He died on the way to the hospital.
The fatal shooting drew immediate criticism from immigrants rights groups and some Democrats who called for an independent investigation and for all footage, communication and evidence to be preserved.
Video footage in several previous shootings has called into question the accounts of federal officers, though no immigration officers have been charged in those fatal encounters.
Department of Homeland Security officials said in a statement that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored commands while trying to evade arrest during an enforcement operation. They say he attempted to ram his car into an agent, who opened fire in self-defense.
Araujo's family said he was on his way to work at a construction job. He died on the way to the hospital.
The fatal shooting drew immediate criticism from immigrants rights groups and some Democrats who called for an independent investigation and for all footage, communication and evidence to be preserved.
Video footage in several previous shootings has called into question the accounts of federal officers, though no immigration officers have been charged in those fatal encounters.
