Thursday, July 09, 2026

“We Are The Melting Pot. It’s Houston.”

What the absolute FUCK! is going on here?
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.

New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.

Abolish ICE.
The mayor of NYC has more balls than the mayor of Houston.
Two days after a federal immigration officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Mayor John Whitmire told reporters the city's police department cannot independently investigate the incident.

"This is a time for the federal government to oversee their employees," Whitmire said. "I’m not going to promise something that I can’t carry out. ... This is a federal matter, and we have no access to the evidence. We were not involved. And we do have high expectations for ICE, the FBI and the federal government."
At least the District Attorney has our backs:
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare told Houston Public Media on Thursday that his office is conducting its own investigation into a federal immigration agent’s fatal shooting of a man in Houston earlier this week.

Speaking on the Hello Houston show, Teare said his office is “running an investigation” into the shooting despite not being invited to participate in an investigation by federal authorities. He acknowledged that his office does “not have the same level of access that we do in almost any other officer-involved shooting,” adding, “I can tell you unequivocally, we don't have everything."

“If a state crime was committed, be it a murder, be it a manslaughter, be it tampering with evidence, we are going to investigate it,” Teare said. “And if someone committed that crime, you don't get to hide behind a badge.”
I have no use for the Mayor. Never have.

At least this outrage is getting the attention it deserves:
Family members and local officials are calling for a full investigation into the shooting death of a man killed by ICE agents in Houston.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday as agents tried to arrest him. Federal officials say he tried to flee and “weaponized his vehicle” toward an officer who opened fire.

@GeoffRBennett discussed more with Colleen DeGuzman of The Texas Tribune.
Hundreds gathered at a Houston vigil on Wednesday evening, calling for justice and for ICE to leave the city.

“I never thought something like this would happen this close to my home,” said Geneva Rajpute, who lives on the street where the shooting occurred. “We are the melting pot. It’s Houston.”
Lock and load.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's last words were "me están matando"—they are killing me.

Under Donald Trump, ICE has become a rogue and abusive agency. ICE is killing people in the streets. Targeting Latinos because of the color of their skin, the language they speak, and the jobs they hold. Locking away innocent children. Colluding with the likes of Governor Abbott to target communities. All to fuel the President's mass deportation for profit machine.

I stand with my colleagues in Congress and with the entire nation in demanding justice, including a transparent investigation and the release of all footage and evidence. I am also demanding ICE provide a full accounting of the men who were locked away after the shooting.

Lorenzo's death is a tragedy. His wife has lost her husband. His sons have lost their father. We cannot allow this to happen again.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was simply on his way to work. Now his family is grieving a loss no family should endure.

We cannot accept a system where going to work can end in tragedy at the hands of ICE. Abolish ICE and give his family the true answers they deserve.
And what the absolute fuck is this all about?
Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo:
The family is demanding the release of Lorenzo’s body. It has been complicated because they removed all of his personal identifying information before they put him in the ambulance. That required the hospital to admit him as a John Doe. They want him home, and they want to plan his funeral.
Mayor John Whitmire shames Houston. QED.
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