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“Suppose a federal officer, while he was working, shot the mayor,” a legal expert said. “Is everyone going to claim that he can't be prosecuted for murder just because he was on duty at the time? No, of course not.”
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“Suppose a federal officer, while he was working, shot the mayor,” a legal expert said. “Is everyone going to claim that he can't be prosecuted for murder just because he was on duty at the time? No, of course not.”
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Thursday his office is committed to investigating the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent but cautioned that local prosecutors face challenges accessing evidence. His comment came amid mounting...
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There have been widespread calls for an independent investigation since the Tuesday shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum called the shooting part of a broader pattern of mistreatment of Mexican migrants.
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A resident of Houston’s predominantly Latino East End neighborhood, where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot, says ICE has increased its presence in recent weeks.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare is urging anyone who witnessed Tuesday’s fatal ICE shooting in east Houston to come forward as his office conducts a parallel review into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.‘A hardworking Mexican man’: Son of man killed by ICE in...
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Tuesday during what the agency called a "targeted enforcement operation."
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the United States for more than 30 years and was working his way through the process of obtaining legal immigration status, according to his family.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the United States for more than 30 years and was working his way through the process of obtaining legal immigration status, according to his family.
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In his first public comments on the matter, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said his office is monitoring the shooting but stressed that Houston police officers were not involved in the incident.
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