HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 09: Lorenzo Salgado Jr. (R) pays his respects at the site where his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed on July 09, 2026 in Houston, Texas. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an attempted traffic stop arrest on Tuesday. The shooting marks the first fatal use of force by federal immigration officers since the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier this year. (Credit: Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, at the hands of federal immigration agents has further strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico.
Salgado Araujo was the 17th Mexican to die either in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during an ICE enforcement operation since January 2025, prompting Mexican officials to prepare criminal complaints in the United States.
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