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Judge orders release of Houston ICE shooting witness

The Hill
July 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Judge orders release of Houston ICE shooting witness

A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday to release a man who witnessed federal immigration officers fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison wrote that the continued detention of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego constitutes an “unconstitutional deprivation” of his liberty. Ellison,…

A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday to release a man who witnessed federal immigration officers fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison wrote that the continued detention of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego constitutes an “unconstitutional deprivation” of his liberty. Ellison,…