Ramirez Demands ICE Abolition After 1 Fatal Houston Shooting as DHS Cites Agent Self-Defense
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Ramirez Demands ICE Abolition After 1 Fatal Houston Shooting as DHS Cites Agent Self-Defense
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
Delia Ramirez escalated her attacks on federal immigration agencies after a Houston enforcement operation left Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead, calling DHS the “greatest threat to our safety” and renewing demands to abolish ICE.
DHS said the officer fired in self-defense after Salgado Araujo allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle and tried to run over an agent during a traffic stop, an account Ramirez did not address in her public statements.
2 federal probes are now underway: DHS said its inspector general is investigating the shooting, while the FBI’s Houston office opened a separate inquiry into the alleged assault on the ICE officer.
Sylvia Garcia, whose district includes the shooting site, took a narrower line, calling for an independent review and preservation of footage, communications and other evidence tied to the use of deadly force.
Ramirez also urged the House to pass her Melt ICE Act to defund and wind down the agency, but the measure has no clear path in the Republican-controlled chamber and likely faces some Democratic resistance.