Witness Freed After ICE Shooting | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

A key witness in the fatal July 7 ICE shooting is finally getting out of detention after a judge ruled his due process rights were violated — and he must be released within 48 hours. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who’s lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years and has U.S. citizen family, was detained without a proper bond hearing. The Harris County DA is even sponsoring his visa because he’s a traumatized witness. This case exposes the harsh realities of immigration detention, as the judge has seen hundreds of similar cases. Attorneys are now pushing for the release of two other witnesses, Daniel…