{"id":2630329,"date":"2026-07-15T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-demand-interference-free-investigation-into-ice-shootings\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T21:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:43:54","slug":"house-democrats-demand-interference-free-investigation-into-ice-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-demand-interference-free-investigation-into-ice-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats demand &#8216;interference&#8217;-free investigation into ICE shootings"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhouse-democrats-demand-interference-free-investigation-into-ice-shootings%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=2630329&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>House Democrats have called for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to initiate an self-reliant inquiry into the deaths linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Led by several Democratic representatives, thay demand transparency and protection for witnesses, urging that their testimonies be obtained without retaliation or threat of deportation.The criticism centers on two recent fatal incidents: the shooting of 25-year-old Colombian national Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine, who was reportedly not the intended target, and the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop. Democrats emphasize the need for accountability and question the official narratives, citing past incidents where police actions were contradicted by evidence. The lawmakers argue that these deaths highlight reckless behavior by DHS agents, risking public safety and human lives, and call for meaningful consequences to prevent future violence.  <\/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\">House Democrats on Wednesday demanded Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> authorize an immediate independent investigation into two recent<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\"> Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>-related deaths. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) led nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jayapal.house.gov\/2026\/07\/15\/jayapal-garcia-pingree-raskin-thompson-demand-independent-investigations-into-killings-of-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-johan-sebastian-guerrero\/\">calling<\/a> for an independent investigation into<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4643671\/dhs-scrutiny-fatal-ice-shooting-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-houston\/\"> Lorenzo Salgado Araujo<\/a> and Joan Sebastian Guerrero\u2019s deaths \u201cwithout interference.\u201d They also demanded that ICE halt removal proceedings against the witnesses.<\/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\/house\/4650455\/aoc-media-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>AOC urges media to censor Trump election security speech: \u2018Platforming of lies\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4649910\/103-house-democrats-vote-cut-aid-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 100 House Democrats buck Jeffries and vote to cut all aid to Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4649749\/house-gop-eyes-money-anti-fraud-technology-prosecutions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP eyes money for anti-fraud technology and prosecutions in party-line spending bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInvestigators must be given access to the testimony of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, and Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo, and the witnesses should have no threat of retaliation or deportation to provide their testimony,\u201d nearly 200 lawmakers wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jayapal.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Letter-to-DHS-and-ICE.pdf\">letter<\/a> to Mullin. \u201cSimilarly, DHS must not interfere with any investigations into the death of Mr. Guerrero.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cFar too many people, Americans and non-citizens alike, are dead as a result of DHS\u2019s reckless actions. There must be accountability in independent investigations,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cThese fatal shootings by your agents demand real accountability and immediate action to ensure this violence does not continue. Failure to impose meaningful consequences sends a message to your department that agents can act with impunity, risking public safety and people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICE fatally shot Guerrero on Monday during an operation in Maine. Guerrero was a 25-year-old food delivery driver and Colombian national who crossed into the United States illegally during the Biden administration and was later given a work permit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Vice President Kamala Harris has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/2075277843647324280\">also called<\/a> for an investigation into his death, after Mullin said Guerrero was not the target of ICE\u2019s original operation in the area. Guerrero came across their notice when he sought to flee ICE officers in a vehicle during an operation targeting another illegal immigrant with a final order of removal, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The department said an officer shot and killed Guerrero because he feared for \u201cpublic safety.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cHe was going to work. He had a Social Security. He was authorized to work,\u201d Maine Immigrants\u2019 Rights Coalition Executive Director Mufalo Chitam <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/nation-world\/its-very-sad-friends-family-mourn-young-father-killed-by-ice-in-biddeford-maine-immigration-customs-enforcement-president-donald-trump\">told<\/a> WGME. \u201cIf that was not their target, then we just wonder why a life got lost in the process. So it\u2019s very disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, was fatally shot by ICE last week. ICE targeted Araujo during a traffic stop, and DHS said officers shot him after he allegedly tried to ram into officers with his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\/\"><strong>FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WORKING WEIGH STATIONS TO ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CDL DRIVERS<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">Democrats <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4640923\/texas-democrats-investigation-ice-shooting\/\">swiftly questioned the narrative<\/a>, pointing to incidents in Minneapolis earlier this year, where DHS made similar self-defense claims that were disputed by video evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNobody is defending violent criminals or suggesting that law enforcement should not protect themselves when they face a genuine threat,\u201d Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder said. \u201cBut we\u2019ve already seen this movie in Minneapolis, so we know the public cannot simply be asked to accept an official version of events without transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Dems demand independent probe into ICE deaths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2630330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196625695877.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33723,8364,8327],"class_list":["post-2630329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-house-democrats","tag-ice","tag-investigations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196625695877.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630333,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630329\/revisions\/2630333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}