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Man released from ICE custody in Lorenzo Salgado shooting case visits memorial hours later

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A federal judge ordered the release of one witness in the Lorenzo Salgado case, while two others remain in ICE custody awaiting rulings.

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  1. Judge orders immigration officials to release key witness in Texas ICE shooting

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Release of witness in Lorenzo Salgado shooting may not extend to 2 others, attorneys say

    Headline from KVUE ·

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    Man released from ICE custody in Lorenzo Salgado shooting case visits memorial hours later

    Headline from KVUE ·

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  1. Fox26 Houston

    Houston ICE shooting: Federal judge rules witness in deadly shooting must be released within 48 hours (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    We have an update following the deadly Houston ICE shooting that took the life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. In a ruling on Monday, Federal Judge Keith P. Ellison ruled Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who was also a witness in the deadly shooting, must be released from DHS custody within the next 48 hours.

  2. KHOU Houston

    Houston federal judge orders release of man witness held in Lorenzo Salgado ICE shooting (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    A federal judge orders ICE to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, citing due process violations.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Judge orders immigration officials to release key witness in Texas ICE shooting (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal…

  4. CW 39 Houston

    Federal judge orders ICE to release witness to deadly shooting in Houston (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    A federal judge has ordered U.S. authorities to release one of the men detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a fatal shooting earlier this month.

  5. CBS News

    Judge orders immigration officials to free key witness in deadly ICE shooting (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Judge orders release of key witness in Houston ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security on Monday to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, whom the government took into custody in connection with the recent fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal agents in Texas.

  7. The Hill

    Judge orders release of Houston ICE shooting witness (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday to release a man who witnessed federal immigration officers fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Keith P.

  8. KHOU Houston

    Release of witness in Lorenzo Salgado shooting may not extend to 2 others, attorneys say (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    A federal judge ordered the release of an ICE detainee who witnessed Lorenzo Salgado's shooting. Attorneys say two other detained witnesses remain in limbo.

  9. CW 39 Houston

    Witness in deadly ICE shooting to be released from custody Wednesday (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    A major turning point in the investigation into the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could come Wednesday with the release of one of the witnesses to the shooting.

  10. CW 39 Houston

    Witness in deadly ICE shooting released from custody Wednesday (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    A major turning point in the investigation into the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could come with the release of one of the witnesses to the shooting.

  11. KHOU Houston

    Witness in deadly Houston ICE shooting released from federal custody after judge's ruling, lawyer says (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    A federal judge ordered the release of one witness in the Lorenzo Salgado case, while two others remain in ICE custody awaiting rulings.

  12. Fox26 Houston

    Witness in Houston ICE shooting released from custody, lawyer says (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    One of the witnesses in the deadly Houston ICE shooting has been released from ICE custody, according to the witnesses' attorney. The attorney for Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego tells FOX 26 that he has been released "at an undisclosed location," and his family has been notified.

  13. KVUE

    Man released from ICE custody in Lorenzo Salgado shooting case visits memorial hours later (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    A federal judge ordered the release of one witness in the Lorenzo Salgado case, while two others remain in ICE custody awaiting rulings.

  14. CW 39 Houston

    ICE shooting witness José Trinidad Rojas Pliego released; government appeals judge's order (opens CW 39 Houston)

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    CW 39 Houston's feed description

    José Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a key witness in the July 7 fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, in Houston, has been released from federal immigration custody and returned home to his family after spending about three weeks in an ICE processing center.

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