Houston demands action after killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: ‘ICE hunts us like animals’

Community groups are demanding action from the city’s mayor and Texas’s Republican congressional delegation More than 100 people filled the council chamber at Houston city hall on Tuesday, spilling into the hallways as they waited their turn to address the mayor, John Whitmire, and the rest of the city council. Outside, a crowd gathered on the plaza. Their chants of “Do your job! Do your job!” carried through the chamber walls. Nearly all were there to demand the same thing: accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Continue reading...

Fabiola Cineas in Houston, Texas · Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 11:20 AM
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Houston demands action after killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: ‘ICE hunts us like animals’

Community groups are demanding action from the city’s mayor and Texas’s Republican congressional delegation

More than 100 people filled the council chamber at Houston city hall on Tuesday, spilling into the hallways as they waited their turn to address the mayor, John Whitmire, and the rest of the city council. Outside, a crowd gathered on the plaza. Their chants of “Do your job! Do your job!” carried through the chamber walls.

Nearly all were there to demand the same thing: accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

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