Judge orders ICE to release witness in Houston shooting after drug claim dispute

Judge orders ICE to release witness in Houston shooting after drug claim dispute

On July 28, 2026, U. S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release a detained witness in the July 13, 2026 shooting of Mexican construction worker Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, citing Fifth Amendment due-process concerns. The shooting occurred when an ICE agent fatally shot Salgado in Houston.

The FBI’s warrant had alleged that bags of methamphetamine were found in the victim’s white cargo van, but prosecutors later reported that laboratory analysis showed the white powder to be a non-controlled electrolyte mix. Family attorneys maintained the substance was a salt-based electrolyte. Earlier, Judge Ellison had blocked the witness’s deportation while his habeas petition proceeded.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent David McNielly Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Victor Salgado Houston Mayor John Whitmire Harris County District Attorney’s Office U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Department of Homeland Security ACLU of Texas

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28 juillet 2026
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Judge orders immigration officials to free key witness in deadly Texas ICE shooting
Judge orders immigration officials to free key witness in deadly Texas ICE shooting

CBS News • 28 juil. 10h42

U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered the release of a detained witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by an ICE officer, citing Fifth Amendment due-process concerns.

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25 juillet 2026
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Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says
Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says

NBC News • 25 juil. 02h29

Harris County prosecutors reported that a powder seized from the vehicle of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was killed by an ICE officer in July, did not contain illegal narcotics, while family attorneys continue to dispute the government's narrative.

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Substance found in work van of Mexican man killed by ICE tested negative for drugs, prosecutor says
Substance found in work van of Mexican man killed by ICE tested negative for drugs, prosecutor says

CBS News • 25 juil. 00h07

Tests on a white powder found in the work van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by an ICE officer, returned negative for illicit drugs, contradicting earlier FBI claims.

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24 juillet 2026
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Substance in Houston ICE shooting van was not drugs, district attorney’s office says testing confirms
Substance in Houston ICE shooting van was not drugs, district attorney’s office says testing confirms

CNN • 24 juil. 22h00

Harris County prosecutors confirmed that laboratory analysis found the white powder seized from the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was killed by an ICE agent in July, was not a controlled substance.

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22 juillet 2026
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Judge bars deportation of witness in fatal ICE shooting of Mexican homebuilder
Judge bars deportation of witness in fatal ICE shooting of Mexican homebuilder

NBC News • 22 juil. 13h20

U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered that a witness in the July 7 shooting of a Mexican construction worker by ICE remain in Texas while his habeas petition proceeds.

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19 juillet 2026
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Critics accuse federal prosecutors of smearing Houston man killed by ICE
Critics accuse federal prosecutors of smearing Houston man killed by ICE

CNN • 19 juil. 10h30

Legal analysts and immigration advocates question the Department of Justice's decision to make a search warrant public in the investigation of a Houston man killed by ICE officers, citing concerns of improper influence on the case.

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18 juillet 2026
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FBI says Mexican man shot dead by ICE had drugs in his car. His family’s lawyer says it was salt
FBI says Mexican man shot dead by ICE had drugs in his car. His family’s lawyer says it was salt

The Independent • 18 juil. 17h08

Family attorneys say the white crystals seized from the victim's vehicle were a homemade electrolyte mix, not methamphetamine, while federal officials maintain the original drug claim.

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16 juillet 2026
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Substance FBI agent saw in van of man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was salt, family attorney says
Substance FBI agent saw in van of man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was salt, family attorney says

NBC News • 16 juil. 18h02

The FBI’s warrant application claimed an agent saw bags that might contain drugs in the vehicle of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by ICE agents; his family’s lawyer says the material was a salt-based electrolyte mix.

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15 juillet 2026
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FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting
FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting

CNN • 15 juil. 22h07

The FBI submitted a warrant alleging that a white cargo van involved in the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old man by an ICE agent contained bags of a substance identified as methamphetamine.

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FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting
FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting

CNN • 15 juil. 22h07

The FBI submitted a warrant alleging that a white cargo van involved in the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old man by an ICE agent contained bags of a substance identified as methamphetamine.

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