Shootings by immigration agents: the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston

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1. July 2026

   Jul 7– 11Fatal shooting during Houston traffic stop renews public scrutiny of ICE359 articles · 92 independent sources

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2. Jul 8– 13Harris County seeks funding for independent investigation into fatal ICE shooting10 articles · 3 independent sources

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3. Jul 8– 11New video shows the moment before Tuesday's deadly ICE shooting in Houston's East End5 articles · 1 independent sources

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4. Jul 9– 11ICE officers involved in deadly Houston shooting weren't wearing body cameras, DHS says40 articles · 21 independent sources

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5. Jul 9– 10What we know about the fatal shooting of a man by an ICE officer in Houston6 articles · 3 independent sources

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6. Jul 9– 10Mexico seeks prosecutions over deaths in U.S. after fatal ICE shooting5 articles · 5 independent sources

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7. Jul 9– 12GoFundMe raises over $400K for family of slain business owner Lorenzo Salgado Araujo14 articles · 7 independent sources

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8. Jul 9– 11Man killed in ICE operation in Houston wasn't intended target, acting ICE director told Rep. Sylvia Garcia6 articles · 1 independent sources

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9. Jul 10DHS official: Someone in van 'resembled' target of Houston ICE operation before agents shot and killed man47 articles · 8 independent sources

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10. Jul 10– 11Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window11 articles · 10 independent sources

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11. Jul 11– 12Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US14 articles · 14 independent sources

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12. Jul 11– 12Houston mayor says city launching its own probe into deadly ICE shooting12 articles · 6 independent sources

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13. Jul 11– 16Abbott directs state investigation into ICE Houston shooting30 articles · 11 independent sources

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14. Jul 12– 14Protesters at Houston City Hall demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado, who was killed by an ICE officer5 articles · 3 independent sources

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15. Jul 12– 17Extended interview: Sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, man killed by ICE in Houston, speak out15 articles · 9 independent sources

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16. Jul 13– 15Houston prosecutor says he's prepared to charge ICE agents if criminal wrongdoing found in shooting6 articles · 3 independent sources

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17. Jul 15– 17DA says he doesn’t believe that drugs were found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting, countering FBI suspicion23 articles · 18 independent sources

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18. Jul 16DHS finds itself back in the headlines after 3 fatal ICE encounters, in a test for Secretary Mullin13 articles · 12 independent sources

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19. Jul 16– 17Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston13 articles · 13 independent sources

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20. Jul 18A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father14 articles · 14 independent sources

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21. Jul 21– 23Judge bars deportation of witness in fatal ICE shooting of Mexican homebuilder17 articles · 17 independent sources

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22. Jul 22– 23Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired14 articles · 14 independent sources

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23. Jul 24– 27Sons of man shot and killed by ICE in Houston demand accountability at congressional hearing7 articles · 7 independent sources

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24. Jul 24– 26Houston ICE shooting: Substance found in van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo not a narcotic, Harris County DA confirms18 articles · 11 independent sources

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25. Jul 28– 31ICE shooting witness José Trinidad Rojas Pliego released; government appeals judge's order22 articles · 11 independent sources

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26. Jul 29– 31Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention15 articles · 15 independent sources

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27. August 2026

    Aug 13– 14US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers19 articles · 18 independent sources

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28. Aug 25– 26Judge orders release of witness in deadly ICE shooting in Houston, court records show8 articles · 6 independent sources

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