Judge orders release of Houston ICE shooting witness
Summary
A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who witnessed immigration officers fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The judge said keeping Rojas Pliego detained violates his constitutional rights.Key Facts
- A federal judge named Keith P. Ellison made the order in Houston.
- The man ordered to be released is Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego.
- Rojas Pliego witnessed the federal immigration officers shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
- The shooting happened earlier in the same month.
- The judge described continued detention as an unconstitutional deprivation of liberty.
- The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for holding Rojas Pliego.
- The case involves federal immigration officers and their actions.
- The ruling concerns the rights of a witness in a legal matter related to immigration enforcement.
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