Justice in Disguise: The ICE Shooting Witness's Release Raises More Questions US District Judge Keith Ellison has ordered the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a key witness in the fatal shooting of Mexican homebuilder Lorenzo Araujo Salgado by an ICE officer in Houston.
This decision has sparked both relief and outrage, as it ensures that Rojas Pliego will not be deported before he can testify about his experience during the July 7 incident.
The judge's ruling is a rebuke to the Department of Homeland Security's initial account of events, which claimed that Araujo Salgado had "weaponized" his vehicle against an ICE officer.