Mexico Prepares Legal Measures After ICE Kills 52-Year-Old Mexican in Houston
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 8
Mexico Prepares Legal Measures After ICE Kills 52-Year-Old Mexican in Houston
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 8
Summary
Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is preparing legal measures over the Houston shooting of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, saying her government cannot allow mistreatment of Mexicans in the United States.
ICE says an agent shot Salgado on July 7 after he tried to run over an officer during a detention attempt, but the agency has not explained why he was stopped or clarified the status of other men detained.
Ronaldo Salgado, the victim’s eldest son, called for a full investigation and said witnesses should be allowed to testify that his father feared for his life as unmarked vehicles followed him.
Homeland Security’s inspector general and the FBI are investigating, while Houston officials said they will assist federal authorities but do not plan an independent probe.
The killing has already drawn street protests in Houston and sharpened scrutiny of ICE use-of-force cases, with relatives describing Salgado as a father of three U.S. citizens with no criminal convictions.