"Demanding the Truth": Family Wants Answers After ICE Kills Houston Dad Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

[Uncle Joe]

Immigration and civil rights advocacy groups are demanding an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and father of three who was killed by ICE agents in Houston on Tuesday morning. Salgado Araujo, who had been living in the United States for nearly 35 years, worked in construction and was starting his day by picking up other workers in Magnolia Park, a historically Latino neighborhood, when ICE agents targeted him. The Department of Homeland Security says Salgado Araujo "weaponized his vehicle" and attempted to ram agents, a claim made in previous ICE killings that has fallen apart under scrutiny. This latest death comes exactly six months after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis under similar circumstances.

[sop]

1. Good's and Pretti's families are still waiting for answers from ICE about their murders.

ICE isn't in the business of providing answers, just killing people.

[progressoid]

2. This is heartbreaking