Van Passengers Challenge ICE Shooting Claim | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 2m

Two van passengers are testifying in court that ICE officers weren’t in danger when they fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — a U.S. resident for 35 years with no criminal record — contradicting DHS’s self-defense claim. The men say officers were flanking the van, not in front or behind, and one called the government’s story a lie. Salgado Araujo, who ran a construction business and was surrounded by his crew including his brother, died after being pulled from the van, handcuffed, and thrown to the ground. The three men with him — now in immigration detention — are challenging their arrest…