Protests Continue in Houston After ICE Fatally Shot Mexican Father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Protests are continuing in Houston, Texas, after an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican father who had lived in the United States for decades. He was shot after being stopped while driving to a construction site with three other men who were detained. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz is expected to meet with the FBI on Tuesday in an attempt to access evidence gathered by federal investigators. On Friday, the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and lawmakers gathered to call for an independent investigation after eyewitnesses disputed claims made by ICE agents. Hugo Baldera-Ibarra is a lawyer for the family. Hugo Baldera-Ibarra: “After speaking with these men, I have no doubt that what they’re saying is the truth. I know that these agents — the agency is going to try to cover it up. This is not the first time that it happens. This has become a pattern, where ICE agents claim that they use their vehicle as a deadly weapon, that they tried to run over the agents and the agents shot in self-defense. But all three of my clients reiterated that at no point was there ever an agent standing in front of the vehicle, nor was an agent ever placed in the line of danger. That is simply false, and I believe my clients are telling the truth.” www.democracynow.org