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Congressional Forum to Probe ICE Use of Force After Houston Agent Kills Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Lawmakers seek transparency on missing footage, detained witnesses, active probes, ICE use-of-force practices.

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Lorenzo Salgado Jr., left, and Ronaldo Salgado, right, sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, hold family photos during a news conference in Houston Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia talks to the media after entering the Montgomery ICE Processing Center in Conroe, Saturday, July 11, 2026. Garcia visited with the men who were riding with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
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Overview

  • Federal lawmakers will hold a Congressional Hispanic Caucus forum in Houston to examine the July 7 fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent.
  • DHS and ICE say Salgado 'weaponized' his van and an agent fired in self-defense, while passengers and family dispute that account and say agents were not in front of the vehicle.
  • Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, who is conducting an independent local investigation, is scheduled to testify alongside Salgado’s sons, faith leaders and community advocates.
  • Three men who were passengers in the van remain detained at the Montgomery ICE Processing Center and their lawyers have filed petitions seeking their release and immigration relief.
  • The case has triggered separate FBI and DHS OIG inquiries and intensified calls from advocates for an independent, top-to-bottom review and the public release of any footage or warrants.