Wrongful death? The trend in the USA courts is to uphold the presence of immigrants (legal or illegal) and allow for Due Process. The death of a human being within the sovereign borders of the USA is depriving that person Due Process.
The Fifth Amendment states:
Due Process Clause: Mandates that the federal government cannot deprive any person of "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law". This ensures that legal proceedings must be fair and follow established rules.
By Chantelle Lee
...According to Salgado, (click here) it seemed as though three other people were detained by federal officers after the shooting. Salgado said that one of those men was his uncle.
Araujo had been living in the U.S. for about 35 years and had been working to try to obtain legal status in the country, Salgado said.
“He did not deserve to die. He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE,” Salgado said. “He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father, and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream.”
Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Texas, who joined Araujo’s family at the press conference on Wednesday, said that Araujo had no criminal record. She demanded a “full,” “transparent,” and “independent” investigation into the incident....
...According to Salgado, (click here) it seemed as though three other people were detained by federal officers after the shooting. Salgado said that one of those men was his uncle.
Araujo had been living in the U.S. for about 35 years and had been working to try to obtain legal status in the country, Salgado said.
“He did not deserve to die. He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE,” Salgado said. “He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father, and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream.”
Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Texas, who joined Araujo’s family at the press conference on Wednesday, said that Araujo had no criminal record. She demanded a “full,” “transparent,” and “independent” investigation into the incident....
Below is Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son. The loss is profound and the pain in real. The entire paradigm of authority under Trump was illegal. He assassinated two legally protesting Americans and terrorized communities of the undocumented. The USA Constitution protects their lives in the guarantee of Due Process regardless of their legal status.
Mexico plans to file criminal complaints in U.S. courts (click here) over deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody and during anti-immigration operations, signaling a shift from diplomatic protest to direct legal action. The move follows the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national living in the U.S. illegally for decades, which spurred protests and added to rising fatalities in immigration enforcement. The government frames the effort as seeking criminal investigations rather than formal diplomacy. The timing comes amid a broader crackdown and increasing confrontations over U.S. immigration policy under the current administration. Movements like this could set a precedent for state-to-state legal actions tied to enforcement-related deaths, with the next steps hinging on U.S. prosecutors' responses....
July 8, 2026
