cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/49158540
The Family has launched a GoFundMe to help with funeral and burial costs, legal expenses, etc.
On Tuesday morning, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent on his way to work in Houston’s East End. Salgado Araujo was a devoted father and husband, a hardworking construction worker, and a member of our community. His death has left a family grieving, and city and nation once again demanding answers.
I’m a member of Houston City Council, and like countless other residents here, I’m heartbroken and outraged. We owe Salgado Araujo and his family nothing less than truth, transparency and action.
That is why I am calling for an immediate and impartial investigation, with all available video and findings released as soon as possible. Any use of deadly force must face full scrutiny and accountability.
ICE’s account of Salgado Araujo’s death echoes a story ICE has told America before. After ICE agents killed Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, and Alex Pretti, a nurse who cared for veterans, the Trump administration rushed to defend its agents and discredit those they killed.
Now, before an independent review, ICE is asking Houstonians to accept a nearly identical story about Mr. Salgado Araujo.
We must not allow ICE’s violence to become normal in the streets of Houston.
What we are witnessing is the direct result of President Donald Trump’s reckless decision to flood cities with federal agents, prioritizing fear, intimidation, and political theater over public safety. Time and again, this administration has shown that it is willing to endanger lives, even when local leaders and communities make clear that these tactics make cities less safe, not more.
Parents worry that going to work could end with their family being shattered.Even before this shooting, nearly 4,000 Houston ISD students stopped going to school out of fear that someone they love could become the next headline. Domestic violence survivors and neighbors trying to help others wonder whether calling 911 could lead to ICE being called to detain or deport.
To every Houstonian carrying that fear, regardless of status, please know that you belong here. Thousands of Houstonians are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, and I am one of them.
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Salgado Araujo’s death makes painfully clear why action is still needed at every level of government.
Congress should not give ICE billions of dollars to conduct deadly operations in our neighborhoods while the agency evades the oversight and accountability
we demand of local police. We, as a city, must stand up to ensure that HPD officers are not used as an extension of ICE, that local law enforcement databases do not become deportation tools, and that city resources are never used to aid ICE in terrorizing families.I am grateful to the hundreds of Houstonians who have already organized and peacefully taken to the streets to demand justice for Mr. Salgado Araujo and accountability from ICE.
I will stand alongside Mr. Salgado Araujo’s family and the League of United Latin American Citizens this morning, and I will continue standing with our community in the long days ahead. Our grief and anger cannot fade when the headlines move on. We must continue to demand a transparent investigation, pressure elected officials to act, and vote for leaders committed to reining in ICE’s abuses.
As a Houston City Council member, I will keep doing everything within my authority to protect Houstonians. Every Houstonian should be able to go to work, take their kids to school, report a crime, and call for help without fear. That is the Houston our families deserve, and it is the Houston I will keep fighting for.
Alejandra Salinas is a Houston City Council member, third-generation Texan, and nationally recognized attorney. She is the first openly LGBTQ+ Latina ever elected to Houston City Council and the first Latina elected citywide in nearly 30 years.
The Family has launched a GoFundMe to help with funeral and burial costs, legal expenses, etc.