Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face?
Summary
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a longtime U.S. resident, was fatally shot by ICE agents in Houston after they mistook him for someone else. The agents wore no body cameras and drove unmarked vehicles, raising concerns about government transparency and accountability.Key Facts
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was 52 years old, married, and father to three American-born sons.
- He lived in the U.S. for 35 years and worked in construction, building homes and running a business.
- Salgado Araujo had applied to work legally by submitting fingerprints more than a year before his death.
- ICE agents in unmarked vehicles shot him after mistaking him for another person.
- The agents were not wearing body cameras at the time.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and tried to run over an agent in self-defense.
- Witnesses dispute the official story, saying shots came through the passenger side of the van.
- ICE’s acting director promised to equip all field officers with body cameras by the end of July after this incident.
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