A family member holds a picture of a Mexican motorist identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, during a news conference, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Antranik Tavitian
The latest killing at the hands of President Donald Trump's immigration forces rang out a "haunting echo" in the ears of one political analyst.
On Tuesday, Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a stop in Houston, Texas. The agency claimed that the 52-year-old small business owner had "weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer," a claim that was strongly refuted by Araujo's family during a press conference on Wednesday.
ICE previously claimed that Renee Good, a protester in Minneapolis who was killed by ICE agents earlier this year, had weaponized her vehicle against agents in an attempt to justify her killing.
Adrian Carrasquillo, who writes the "Huddled Masses" newsletter for The Bulwark, noted in a new article that Araujo's killing also echoed another disturbing killing that sparked massive protests across the U.S.
"One witness told the Washington Post that he heard a man — Lorenzo — gurgling and shouting 'Me estan matando' — they’re killing me, a haunting echo of 'I can’t breathe,' the final words of Eric Garner and George Floyd, two others killed by law enforcement," Carrasquillo wrote.
Carrasquillo added that the killing happened at a time when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had promised lawmakers to reduce the violent altercations between immigration agents and the general public.
At the same time, border czar Tom Homan admitted that half of the people the Trump administration has targeted for deportations do not have criminal records, Carrasquillo wrote.
"Surreptitious extremism is still extremism, and ICE remains an undertrained, overly aggressive organization. Which is why, in this shooting just hours after Homan’s remarks, we see all too clearly what happens when armed agents swarm blue-collar working parents fearing for their lives," he continued.