Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Intervenes in ICE-Related Death Investigation, Family Demands Answers at Capitol
Ronaldo Salgado and Lorenzo Salgado Jr., sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, testified at a bicameral public forum in Washington D.C., demanding intervention to clarify their father's death. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, was fatally shot during an ICE operation in Houston on July 7, 2026. The brothers recounted the events following the shooting, emphasizing the lack of information and the family's struggle to understand what transpired. They stated that their mother was informed of their father's trouble around 7:00 a.m. and later learned through social media that he had been shot by ICE agents. The family eventually located him at Ben Taub Hospital, where Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia's intervention was crucial in confirming his death due to his injuries. The sons questioned the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) initial claims, including that their father was the target of the operation and that he had used his vehicle as a weapon, assertions they and the three men who were with him dispute...
