Bay Area Houston

I rarely agree with Congressman Al Green but he is spot on this issue.

According to the Houston Chronicle Mayor Whitmire declined to get involved in the investigation concerning the shooting by ICE agents of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The Mayor claims the city is powerless in a federal investigation. I have to join many on City Council and across the County and Congressman Al Green. This is an all hands on deck moment and our city needs the resources of all levels of government because we have seen how ICE conducts their investigations.

ICE is corrupt and must be reformed to a functioning immigration agency. They are simply out of control. They are killing people because they have botched so many enforcement raids. In Salgado’s situation they could have waited till he was in the open, or at his house. Or they could have simply made a phone call requiring him to turn himself in. Salgado wasn’t a criminal. He wasn’t dangerous. Regardless of his immigration status he did not deserve to die.

If Whitmire is not going to take action then we should. We should learn the identities of those involved in the shooting. We should find videos documenting the incident. We should crowdsource an investigation into these individuals to learn their background, training, and experience. There needs to be an open, transparent investigation and charges brought if warranted.

ICE is dangerous. They should be given a choice. Take off your face masks, put on a name tag, follow the law, and stop killing human beings or leave the g**damn city. It should be that simple.

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