Wiilasha Lorenzo Salgado Araujo oo baarlamaanka u dalbanaya baaritaan cadaa'ad ah kadib toogashadiisii ICE
Wiilasha Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ayaa ka dalbaday baaritaan furan oo ku saabsan toogashadiisii ay geysteen wakiilada ICE, kulankii Houston ee xildhibaanada Dimuqraadiga ah. Aabaahood, 52 jir, ayaa ku dhintay joojin baabuur oo ay sameeyeen wakiilada socdaalka.
Dhacdada iyo Qoyska
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo wuxuu ahaa muhaajir Meksiko ah oo maray 30 sano oo ku noolaa Mareykanka oo aan heysan xaalad sharci ah, sida qoysku sheegay. Ma uusan ahayn bartilmaameedka hawlgalka ICE ee keentay dhimashadiisa.
Intii lagu jiray joojinta baabuurka, saddex qof oo kale oo rakaab ah, oo uu ku jiray walaalkii Salgado Araujo, ayaa haystay ICE. Mas'uuliyiinta ayaa markii hore sheegay inuu gaarigiisa u adeegsaday hub, laakiin wakiilada ma xidhnayn kaamarada jidhka oo markhaatiyo ay beeniyeen.
Codska Qoyska iyo Mudaaharaadka
Kunaan reer Houston ah ayaa waddooyinka u baxay mudaharaad dalbanaya cadaalad kadib dhimashadii Salgado Araujo. Wiilashu waxay sheegeen inuu khibradoodu ahayd 'Kafkaesque nightmare' oo ay ka wada qoreen.
Wiilasha ayaa ku sheegay bayaan qoran: 'He worked hard to protect and provide for our family... He taught us that good things come to those that work hard.' Ronaldo Salgadok wuxuu yiri: 'I learned again from a Facebook post that our dad had been shot. Not because I could see him, but because I could hear his voice on videos posted online crying for help.'.
Dacwad iyo Tallaabo Congress-ka
Qareenka Degmada Harris, Sean Teare, wuxuu kulanka u sheegay in DHS uu iska indho-tiray codsigiisa xogta kiiska, oo ay ku jirto magaca toogashaha. Xildhibaanada Dimuqraadiga ayaa tilmaamay inay baarayaan ICE haddii ay xukunka qaataan doorashada dhexe.
Xildhibaan Christian Menefee wuxuu yiri ICE waxay u baahan tahay in 'torn down to the studs' lana dhiso hay'ad xushmada dadka la kulma. Toddobaad ka yar, ICE ayaa ku toogtay Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero Maine, iyo laba Maraykan ah Minneapolis sanadkan.
Two sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, killed by ICE agents in a Houston traffic stop, urged a transparent investigation at a congressional hearing. The Mexican immigrant was not the operation's intended target, and his family says he lived in the US without status for over 30 years.
Family testimony and detention details
At the Houston hearing with Democratic lawmakers, the sons called their experience a "Kafkaesque nightmare" and read a statement: "He worked hard to protect and provide for our family... He taught us that good things come to those that work hard." Ronaldo Salgadok said he learned of the shooting from a Facebook post.
Three other passengers, including Salgado Araujo's brother, were detained by ICE during the stop. Officials claimed he weaponised his vehicle, but agents lacked body cameras and witnesses disputed this. The sons said they heard his voice online "crying for help" after the fatal shooting.
Official obstruction and congressional response
Harris County DA Sean Teare told the hearing that DHS, which oversees ICE, ignored his evidence requests including the name of the officer who fired. Thousands of Houstonians later protested, demanding justice after the killing of the long-term resident.
Democratic members signal plans to investigate ICE if they win November midterms. Congressman Christian Menefee said ICE must be "torn down to the studs" and rebuilt to recognise "dignity of the people that it encounters," citing systemic failure under current leadership.
Broader pattern of fatal encounters
Less than a week after Salgado Araujo's death, ICE agents fatally shot Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, a Colombian immigrant, in Biddeford, Maine. The consecutive killings have intensified scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics across multiple states.
Earlier this year, federal immigration agents killed two US citizens in separate Minneapolis incidents, prompting nationwide outrage and protests. The hearings form part of growing congressional and public pressure over use of force by immigration authorities.
