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Judge Blocks Deportation of ICE Shooting Detainee, Habeas Petitions Filed

7/22/2026

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U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered DHS not to deport or transfer Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, detained after the July 7 ICE shooting, outside Southern District of Texas.
Daniel Tirado Pantoja and Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo filed habeas petitions, with DA Sean Teare certifying them for U-visa eligibility.
Mayor John Whitmire said protestors politicized the tragedy, praised restraint, asked the Texas Rangers to investigate, while the FBI continues probing it.

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Story summary

U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered DHS not to deport or transfer Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, detained after the July 7 ICE shooting, outside Southern District of Texas.
Daniel Tirado Pantoja and Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo filed habeas petitions, with DA Sean Teare certifying them for U-visa eligibility.
Mayor John Whitmire said protestors politicized the tragedy, praised restraint, asked the Texas Rangers to investigate, while the FBI continues probing it.