Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleDemonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleMariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Mariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleMariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Mariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleMariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Mariachi musicians lead demonstrators through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston ChronicleCommunity members gather at Remembrance Park before the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions.

Community members gather at Remembrance Park before the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” march in Houston, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Organizers called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and urged state and federal officials to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.

Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle

As the sounds of a mariachi band filled downtown Houston on Saturday, hundreds of protesters marched toward City Hall, demanding accountability from federal and local leaders in the ICE shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed Salgado on July 7, community organizations and activists have held a number of rallies to condemn the East End shooting. Saturday’s protest brought out about 500 people, many of them union workers, an organizer said. 

“I see his face everywhere … Whenever I’m driving, I see his face, I see his name,” said Salgado’s son, Lorenzo Salgado Jr., to the crowd. “I have his name, and I will make it my life’s mission to bring justice to him.”

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When his family hosted a public visitation for his father, Salgado said, it reminded him of the public open-casket service held for Emmett Louis Till — a 14-year-old African American boy who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955. Till became an icon in the civil rights movement, and brought nationwide attention to racial violence.

“It’s insane that my dad, the person I grew up with, has become a symbol,” Salgado said.

Several leaders attended Saturday’s rally, including Houston Democratic lawmakers state Sen. Molly Cook, state Rep. Armando Walle and U.S. Rep. Al Green. 

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U.S. Rep. Al Green marches to Houston City Hall during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally in Houston on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

U.S. Rep. Al Green marches to Houston City Hall during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally in Houston on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

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Elsa Flores, president of the Houston chapter of labor union SEIU Texas, which helped organize Saturday’s demonstration, said her organization represents many immigrant workers, and Salgado’s death “hit home for our members.”

“It could have been any of us going to work that day,” Flores said. “It could have been any of us that did not make it home to our families.”

Other organizers included Workers Defense Action Fund and Texas Organizing Project.

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Salgado was driving to work when he was shot by an ICE agent. The Department of Homeland Security have accused Salgado of trying to ram his van into the agents, but three migrant workers with Salgado in the van have disputed the agency’s account.

Flores said she wants to see transparency about the federal investigation into the shooting to give Salgado’s family closure, and for leaders to stop ICE from “terrorizing our community.”

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the "ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo" rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

Demonstrators march through downtown Houston during the “ICE Out of Texas / Marchamos Por Lorenzo” rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The march called for accountability in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and reforms to federal and state immigration policies.

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“We contribute to the enrichment of this country whether our current government likes it or not,” said Antonia Escamilla, an SEIU member and janitor, in Spanish. “And regardless of whether we are immigrants born here in the United States, this is home.”

Machinist Rodrigo Villarreal called the federal immigration crackdown an “ethnic cleansing,” and said the Hispanic community was indiscriminately targeted by ICE agents. He said he wants the federal immigration officer who shot Salgado to be held accountable.

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Villarreal said he protested on Saturday because he wants to be able to look back and remember showing up and supporting his community.

“I just want to contribute what I can,” Villarreal said. “I’m only one person, but there’s strength in numbers and I just want to do my part.”