{"id":2628009,"date":"2026-07-10T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhss-claims-surrounding-fatal-ice-shooting-in-tx-under-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:34:23","slug":"dhss-claims-surrounding-fatal-ice-shooting-in-tx-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhss-claims-surrounding-fatal-ice-shooting-in-tx-under-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS&#8217;s claims surrounding fatal ICE shooting in TX under scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhss-claims-surrounding-fatal-ice-shooting-in-tx-under-scrutiny%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has come under scrutiny following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-man-bond-set-at-1m-following-alleged-murder\/\" title=\"Ohio man bond set at M following alleged murder\">fatal shooting<\/a> of a mexican man, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, by a U.S. ICE officer during an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >immigration enforcement operation<\/a> in houston, Texas. DHS initially stated that officers targeted Salgado Araujo based on intelligence indicating he was in a white van. However, new reports suggest Salgado Araujo was not the individual they intended to arrest, and DHS\u2019s portrayal of the incident has been challenged. DHS claimed that Salgado Araujo attempted to evade arrest, rammed an ICE vehicle, and tried to run over an officer, prompting the officer to shoot in self-defence. Nevertheless, witnesses and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Just... Alito Moves Up Deadline For Supreme Court Briefing in Pennsyl...ia Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">attorney representing<\/a> three detained men dispute this account, asserting ther was no attempt to ram vehicles or pose danger. The incident remains under investigation by the FBI, with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Pol...\">body camera footage<\/a> available, and DHS has not issued further statements since the initial reports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s description of events surrounding a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officer-involved fatal shooting of a Mexican man in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/houston\">Houston<\/a> has come under scrutiny as new details about the encounter have emerged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ICE officer shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo while federal police were conducting an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/immigration\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/immigration\">immigration<\/a> enforcement operation in the eastern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> city on Tuesday, the DHS confirmed Tuesday evening in a post on X. DHS Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> and ICE have not issued statements since then.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4643871\/rubio-child-rapist-pardon-walz-deport-criminal-misconduct\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio reveals child rapist controversially pardoned by Walz deported from US<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4643231\/tyler-robinson-letter-flashed-charlie-kirk-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Damning Tyler Robinson letter accidentally flashed during Charlie Kirk murder hearing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4642073\/david-hearn-former-olympic-canoe-racer-plead-not-guilty-reflecting-pool-sealant\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Friday morning, a DHS official said federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"401\">law enforcement<\/a> officers had reason to believe the individual they were looking for would be in a white van, based on intelligence that police had gathered weeks earlier. The statement confirms that federal police were not sure that Salgado Araujo was the person they were searching for at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter receiving a credible tip from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nazi-guard-living-in-tennessee-deported-to-germany\/\" title=\"Former Nazi Guard Living In Tennessee Deported To Germany\">law enforcement partners<\/a>, our officers conducted surveillance on a target\u2019s address. Weeks prior to the incident, they noted two white vans at the property,\u201d a DHS official wrote in an email. \u201cOn July 7, officers were almost at the target\u2019s address when they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target. Officers then initiated the vehicle stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it\u2019s unclear who ICE officers were looking for when they encountered Salgado Araujo or why the DHS implied in its initial statement that he was ICE\u2019s target. The <em>New York Times<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/09\/us\/witnesses-houston-ice-shooting.html\">reported<\/a> on Friday that Salgado Araujo was not the illegal immigrant ICE officers intended to arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new statement from the DHS also does not comment on the department\u2019s initial claim Tuesday evening that the officer who shot Salgado Araujo acted in self-defense, a claim that witnesses have since disputed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn July 7, 2026, at approximately 6:50 AM CT, ICE law enforcement attempted to conduct a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal alien. The driver of the vehicle, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo\u2014an illegal alien from Mexico\u2014attempted to evade arrest,\u201d the DHS wrote in a post to X on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DHS cited \u201cinformation we are receiving\u201d that Salgado Araujo \u201crammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused to follow multiple verbal commands, and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe driver was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted,\u201d DHS wrote on Tuesday. \u201cThe driver was transported to the hospital where he passed away from his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three men who were detained by police during the incident told attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra that the DHS\u2019s claims were false, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt no point did they use the van to ram into the ICE agents, and at no point were these ICE agents\u2019 lives ever in any danger,\u201d Balderas-Ibarra said in a video <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elabogadotejano\/reel\/DamT4JLj4yT\/?hl=en\">posted<\/a> to Instagram late Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4640494\/federal-immigration-officers-work-weigh-stations-arrest-immigrant-cdl-drivers-illegal\/\">FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WORKING WEIGH STATIONS TO ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CDL DRIVERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers on the scene were not wearing body cameras, further complicating the government\u2019s efforts to defend the officer, particularly as Salgado Araujo\u2019s lawyer has called the government\u2019s account into question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"516\">FBI <\/a>is the lead investigator into the shooting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span 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