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Judge Orders ICE to Release Witness After Van-Ramming Allegation

7/28/2026

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U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered the Department of Homeland Security to release witness Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego within 48 hours in the Southern District of Texas.
Pliego alleges ICE agents rammed his van before the July 7 shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) and Attorney Sean Teare condemned the lack of body-camera footage, urged ICE oversight, and said the warrant alleging methamphetamine in the van tested negative.

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U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered the Department of Homeland Security to release witness Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego within 48 hours in the Southern District of Texas.
Pliego alleges ICE agents rammed his van before the July 7 shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) and Attorney Sean Teare condemned the lack of body-camera footage, urged ICE oversight, and said the warrant alleging methamphetamine in the van tested negative.