“A White, Crystal Like Substance” 🧂

FBI suggests Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van in fatal ICE shooting in Houston had meth. A lawyer for his brother, who was also in the van, says it was salt. https://t.co/Aqsmobbwmb

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— Alex Nguyễn (@alexnguyen2311) July 16, 2026

“More like a carjacking attempt than it does a police stop.”

ICE’s use of unmarked cars and shooting into vehicles during Houston killing violates policy, experts say

W/ @eddie__gaspar https://t.co/ggr0WYw12c

— lomikriel (@lomikriel) July 16, 2026

“Is there a lot of smoke around here to suggest that something terribly wrong and unconstitutional happened?” said Jeff Edwards, an Austin attorney who recently won a significant U.S. Supreme Court case regarding a fatal Amarillo police shooting of a Black teen during a traffic stop. “Oh my gosh, yes.”

So a search for drugs is a good cover?

A federal search warrant filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation states investigators found multiple bags containing a “white crystal-like substance” they believe “is consistent with methamphetamine” inside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s work van. This comes a little more than a week after he was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston.

According to the affidavit, FBI investigators sought authorization to search Salgado Araujo’s work van for evidence related to potential federal drug offenses, including possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and simple possession.

Because that’s what Stephen Miller thinks they all do.

Experts say the knowledge ICE agents had of their targets, even though they killed the wrong man, factors heavily into whether the shooting was justified.

The FBI released a search warrant claiming meth was in the car. But the family says it was salt. https://t.co/ggr0WYw12c https://t.co/P8MrxjPH1S

— lomikriel (@lomikriel) July 16, 2026