What Do We Know About Recent ICE-Linked Fatalities?
Last week, 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Texas while he was driving a van with three other passengers. Federal Immigration officials alleged that Salgado Araujo “weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer, resulting in our officer firing his weapon in self-defense.” It was later disclosed that the 52-year-old was not the intended target of the enforcement operation. On Monday, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old father from Colombia, was shot and killed by ICE agents during a traffic stop. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was told by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that Guerrero was not the intended target of the officers’ warrant. However, officials also accused the 26-year-old of weaponizing his vehicle. Both incidents have triggered protests and calls for independent investigations.
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According to multiple reports, ICE is temporarily pausing most traffic stops after the two deadly shootings in the past two weeks. The pause has been enacted to provide ICE agents with additional training on handling vehicle stops. However, the pause won’t affect vehicle stops involving serious criminal offenders. Citing an unnamed senior official, The Atlantic reported that the agent involved in the Maine shooting was hired by ICE earlier this year from the Department of Veterans Affairs Police.
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