Judge orders immigration officials to free key witness in deadly ICE shooting
Summary
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration officials to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a key witness in a deadly shooting involving an ICE officer in Houston. The judge said detaining Rojas Pliego violated his legal rights and blocked his deportation while investigations continue.Key Facts
- Judge Keith Ellison ordered ICE to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego within 48 hours.
- The judge said holding Rojas Pliego violated his Fifth Amendment right to due process.
- ICE must release him publicly in Southern Texas and notify his lawyer before releasing him.
- Rojas Pliego was a passenger in a van when an ICE officer fatally shot the driver, Lorenzo Araujo Salgado.
- The government said the driver tried to run over the ICE officer, but witnesses said officers were never in front or behind the van.
- The local district attorney said his office is ready to prosecute ICE agents if criminal acts are found.
- Araujo Salgado had lived in the U.S. for 35 years and was close to getting legal status.
- Rojas Pliego has a pending U-Visa application that would protect him from deportation if approved.
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