HOUSTON \u2013 As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expands immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump\u2019s second administration, several fatal shootings involving ICE agents have drawn national attention.<\/p>\n
The latest happened on July 7 in Houston, where 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed during what the government called an ICE enforcement operation. <\/p>\n
His death has renewed scrutiny of the agency\u2019s use of force and prompted calls from elected officials and civil rights organizations for an independent investigation.<\/p>\n
According to The Associated Press, Salgado Araujo is at least the eighth person known to have died during ICE enforcement actions since January 2025.<\/p>\n
Texas ICE shootingsMarch 2025: Ruben Ray Martinez, South Padre Island<\/p>\n
Date: March 2025<\/p>\n
Location: South Padre Island, Texas<\/p>\n
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was driving with his friend, Joshua Orta, on South Padre Island. Martinez was trying to drive around an accident when an officer told him to stop. <\/p>\n
Officers said he bumped the leg of one of the officers with his car and then was repeatedly shot and killed. <\/p>\n
July 7, 2026: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Houston<\/p>\n
Date: July 7, 2026<\/p>\n
Location: Houston<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a targeted enforcement operation in Houston\u2019s Magnolia Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n
According to ICE, Salgado Araujo ignored verbal commands and attempted to drive his van toward an officer, prompting the agent to fire in self-defense.<\/p>\n
His family disputes that version of events, saying he was on his way to work and may not have realized the unmarked vehicles surrounding him were federal agents. His relatives, community leaders and elected officials have called for an independent, transparent investigation. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General are investigating the shooting.<\/p>\n
According to ICE, agents said Salgado Araujo attempted to run over an officer and the shooting was in self-defense.<\/p>\n
Related: Deadly immigration-related shooting happened in Texas<\/p>\n
Although this timeline focuses on ICE shootings, another fatal shooting involving a different federal immigration agency occurred in Texas on the same day as the Houston incident.<\/p>\n
On July 7, authorities said Ryan Louis Mosqueda, 27, opened fire outside a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, injuring a Border Patrol employee and a McAllen police officer before Border Patrol agents and local officers returned fire, killing him. <\/p>\n
The FBI is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n
While both ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol fall under the Department of Homeland Security, they are separate agencies with different missions. <\/p>\n
The McAllen shooting is not included in the ICE timeline above, but it has become part of the broader discussion in Texas about federal immigration enforcement and the use of force.<\/p>\n
Other fatal ICE shootingsSept. 12, 2025: Silverio Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez, Chicago<\/p>\n
ICE agents conducting what they described as a targeted enforcement operation stopped Silverio Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n
According to ICE, Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez resisted arrest and attempted to drive over officers before an agent fatally shot him.<\/p>\n
ICE said the officer acted in self-defense after the vehicle allegedly threatened agents.<\/p>\n
Dec. 31, 2025: Keith Porter Jr., Los Angeles<\/p>\n
Keith Porter Jr., 43, was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent outside an apartment complex after the agent responded to reports of gunfire.<\/p>\n
The agent said Porter was armed and posed a threat. Family members have disputed that account, saying Porter was likely firing celebratory gunshots for New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n
ICE said the off-duty agent acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n
Jan. 7, 2026: Renee Good, Minneapolis<\/p>\n
Authorities said Renee Good was ordered out of her vehicle before reversing her vehicle as an ICE officer approached.<\/p>\n
The officer fired three shots, killing her.<\/p>\n
Department of Homeland Security said the officer believed Good posed an immediate threat and acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n
Jan. 24, 2026: Alex Pretti, Minneapolis<\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE officers shot Alex Pretti after he refused to disarm himself.<\/p>\n
Video later circulated showing an officer removing a handgun from Pretti\u2019s waistband before firing while Pretti was on the ground, prompting questions about the government\u2019s initial account.<\/p>\n
Department of Homeland Security said officers said they acted in self-defense after Pretti refused to surrender his weapon.<\/p>\n
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