Houston neighbors started seeing more ICE agents around. Then came a fatal shooting.
Following the fatal shooting of a Mexican national by ICE agents in Houston, local residents and immigrant-rights groups report increased anxiety and a heightened presence of federal immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security has not provided evidence or details regarding the incident.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding federal immigration enforcement tactics and the lack of transparency in law enforcement operations.
HOUSTON — Despite the sweltering heat, María Guadalupe Rodriguez kneeled in front of the makeshift memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed Tuesday by federal immigration agents.
Rodriguez, a U.S. permanent resident and a longtime neighbor of Magnolia Park, the Houston neighborhood where the shooting happened, wiped her tears as she prayed.
"I feel rage," Rodriguez told NPR in Spanish.
Salgado Araujo was a 52-year-old Mexican national who worked in construction for more than three decades. The father of three was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they attempted to pull him over. The Department of Homeland Security says Salgado Araujo tried to use his van as a weapon, prompting an agent to fire their weapon.
DHS has not provided video evidence to support that claim. The agency said the agents were not wearing body cameras.
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