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Witness Freed in Houston Immigration Shooting | Texas News
A witness in a deadly Houston shooting involving a federal immigration agent is finally freed from detention after weeks of legal limbo. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who was in the van when driver Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot, has repeatedly claimed the government’s version of events is false. Despite being in the U.S. for decades without legal status — and his family unable to afford legal help — a federal judge ordered his release and barred deportation while the case unfolds. The official story says the driver attempted to run over an officer, prompting self-defense. But Rojas…
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