Category Archives: La Migra

Victor Salgado released from federal custody

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Finally. The third eyewitness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston by an immigration officer last month has been released from federal detention. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials released Victor Salgado Araujo, who is Lorenzo’s brother, from … Continue reading →

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More on that alleged ICE felon

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

TPM’s David Kurtz gives a great overview of where that case in which Minnesota tried to get Greg Abbott to follow the law and extradite an ICE agent they had arrested on felony charges stands. One of the weirder side … Continue reading →

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Grand jury coming soon for the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo case

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Harris County prosecutors plan to bring witnesses to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo before a grand jury “very soon,” District Attorney Sean Teare said in an interview Thursday. Teare’s announcement comes less than 24 hours after a second witness, Daniel … Continue reading →

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Wanted ICE agent released from jail

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Who knows what happens next. An immigration officer facing state charges in connection with a shooting in Minneapolis was released from jail on Thursday after Republican officials in Texas prevailed in an extradition battle with their Democratic counterparts in Minnesota. … Continue reading →

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Texas DREAM Act intervenors try again

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

And again, I wish them all the best. An advocacy group is seeking a new federal appeals court hearing in its effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state … Continue reading →

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Judge declines to require extradition of ICE agent to Minnesota

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I dunno, man. I just don’t know. A federal judge on Wednesday sided with Texas over Minnesota in a rare legal battle over extradition, with Minnesota seeking the return of an immigration agent facing state assault charges related to an … Continue reading →

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Another witness to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo killing to be released from detention

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Two down and one to go, but this has all taken way too long. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered immigration officials to release Daniel Tirado Pantoja, one of the three passengers in a van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, … Continue reading →

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Big Bend border wall construction paused

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

For now. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing course after heavy machinery had begun moving dirt. In a … Continue reading →

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ICE arrests witness in active HPD shooting investigation

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Making us all less safe, every damn day. A man called Houston police to report someone firing a gun outside a Home Depot on Sunday but was arrested by federal immigration agents before officers could complete their investigation, according to a … Continue reading →

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Houston sued for HPD detaining an immigrant for ICE

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Not a surprise. A Honduran citizen allegedly detained by Houston police for more than two hours during a traffic stop before later being deported has sued the city over its policy governing how officers interact with federal immigration agents. The filing … Continue reading →

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One witness to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing to be released from detention

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

A good start. A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release from their custody one of the witnesses to a federal immigration agent’s fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego must … Continue reading →

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Who wants to fight cancer?

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Not Greg Abbott. Texas spent billions recruiting scientists from around the world to turn the state into a cancer-research powerhouse. Now, nearly six months after Gov. Greg Abbott restricted public institutions’ use of the H-1B visa program, cancer advocates and … Continue reading →

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van did not contain drugs

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

ICE lies about everything. A substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo‘s van last week was not methamphetamine, multiple officials said Friday afternoon. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said she could confirm “the substance found in Lorenzo Salgado’s van was not a … Continue reading →

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Witnesses to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing document ICE lies

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Fuck ICE. Two passengers in a van when an immigration agent fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo earlier this month said that two unmarked vehicles struck them from behind and the side before they stopped, according to their written statements … Continue reading →

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Protect Victor Salgado

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

This should be obvious. The attorney representing the brother of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is asking a federal judge to seal her client’s court case and release him from immigration detention, saying he could face retaliation as a key witness in … Continue reading →

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Mexico begins taking legal actions related to ICE

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see if this comes to anything. Mexico formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general criminally investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids, the Mexican government said Tuesday. The request follows … Continue reading →

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Another ICE roundup

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Houston vowed to curb ICE cooperation. Police still waited hours for agents. Houston police officers have spent hours at a time on traffic stops involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since President Donald Trump took office last year – nearly six times longer, on average, … Continue reading →

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Still waiting on the Rangers (who are now finally coming)

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

They don’t seem to be keen to get involved in the investigation of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death at the hands of ICE. The Texas Rangers have denied a request by Houston-area Democrats to investigate the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado … Continue reading →

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An ICE pause?

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. Don’t fall for any hype. The Trump administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to halt most vehicle stops while carrying out operations across the country, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to … Continue reading →

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We have some video of ICE and Loranzo Salgado Araujo

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The NYT pieced together what we currently have. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, immigration officers were trailing a white work van in the Magnolia Park neighborhood of Houston. Minutes later, the driver had been fatally shot in his abdomen. … Continue reading →

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Mexico to pursue legal action over ICE deaths

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see what this means. Mexico plans to pursue criminal and civil action in the United States over the deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody and enforcement operations, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday. The announcement comes after an ICE … Continue reading →

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Where are the Rangers?

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

No one will say just yet. When a federal immigration officer shot and killed a 23-year-old on South Padre Island last year, the Department of Homeland Security asked the Texas Rangers to investigate. But as calls grow for an independent … Continue reading →

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not ICE’s target

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Unbelievable. The 52-year-old Houston man fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this week was not the target of the agency’s operation, said U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, who has called for release of any video … Continue reading →

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Fifth Circuit rejects DREAM Act intervention effort

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Dammit. A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and … Continue reading →

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo roundup

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

For 35 years, a Mexican father built homes in Houston. Then a morning drive ended in tragedy. For the last 35 years, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s day began the same way: He woke up at 5 a.m., kissed his wife goodbye, … Continue reading →

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ICE kills Houston man

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Bad. Very bad. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a Houston man after he tried to run over a federal officer conducting a vehicle stop Tuesday morning, according to an agency statement issued hours after the incident. Federal … Continue reading →

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SCOTx temporarily blocks Harris County Immigrant Legal Services Fund

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Ugh. The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked Harris County’s $1.3 million immigration assistance program on Friday due to “serious doubt about the constitutionality” of the initiative. In November 2025, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Harris County, alleging that it illegally spent public funds on … Continue reading →

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Paxton “wins” another rigged lawsuit

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Other words that could be used to describe this include “corrupt”, “travesty”, and “impeachable”. A federal judge in Texas blocked a Biden administration rule on Monday that allowed immigration judges to indefinitely close a deportation case against immigrants on the … Continue reading →

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Texas DREAM Act appeal heard

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I wish them all the best. A group of college students asked a Fifth Circuit panel Thursday to overturn an agreement that blocked a state law allowing students without permanent immigration status to receive in-state tuition at Texas public colleges … Continue reading →

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Texas’ 2023 anti-immigrant law blocked again

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s hope this injunction lasts longer. A Texas law that would allow state and local police to arrest people suspected of having crossed the southern border illegally is once again halted, a day before it was supposed to take effect. … Continue reading →

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Who’s coming to the FIFA World Cup?

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Not as many people as we thought, it would seem. The World Cup only comes around every four years and regularly draws millions of spectators from across the globe. But expectations of a rush of international visitors and an accompanying … Continue reading →

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ACLU files another lawsuit against 2023 Texas anti-immigrant law

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, ACLU, and the Texas Civil Rights Project have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to block several provisions of Senate Bill 4 (88-4) from going into effect May … Continue reading →

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Feds aim to screw Colony Ridge residents in their settlement

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Totally on brand. In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration. Colony Ridge, which sold plots … Continue reading →

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The El Paso connection to Minneapolis

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Good stuff. As hundreds of federal immigration agents flooded into Minnesota for Operation Metro Surge, this winter, flights filled with detainees ramped up at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Thousands of miles away, in El Paso, Marisa Limón Garza’s phone started ringing — … Continue reading →

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