Another fatal shooting puts the spotlight back on ICE

The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer has galvanized protesters in Houston and sparked a sense of deja vu for many across the country.

It was not the first time a confrontation on the street resulted in an ICE agent fatally shooting someone. The specifics from this week’s deadly incident: a Mexican immigrant on his way to work shot by an ICE officer making a traffic stop in east Houston. News of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death ricocheted across the city, galvanizing protesters and triggering a gut-wrenching sense of deja vu for activists across the country.

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