Substance found in van after deadly Houston ICE shooting wasn’t drugs as initially alleged by unusual publicizing of FBI search warrant — per DA, family lawyer and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia citing preliminary DPS testing results By @urielgarcia.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2026/07/24/t...

Officials: Van in Houston ICE shooting didn’t contain drugs

The FBI suggested plastic bags in the van contained methamphetamine. The agency hasn’t released official test results.

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“At no moment were the agents in front of the vehicle." “Cornered." “Lorenzo stopped the van, the officer shot him anyway.” Court filings detail accounts of deadly Houston ICE shooting contradicting officials w/ @alexnguyen.bsky.social @ujohnnyg.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2026/07/21/t...

ICE shooting passengers say agents rammed van before firing

The newly-released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents.

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Experts say the knowledge ICE agents had of their suspected targets, even though they killed the wrong man, factors heavily into whether the shooting was justified. The FBI released a search warrant claiming meth maybe in the car. But the family says it was salt. texastribune.org/2026/07/15/tex…

Lomi Kriel@lomikriel.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt. Via @alexnguyen.bsky.social @ujohnnyg.bsky.social for @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2026/07/16/t...

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt. Via @alexnguyen.bsky.social @ujohnnyg.bsky.social for @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2026/07/16/t...

Tests will find if men in Houston ICE shooting had drugs or salt

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, whose office is running an investigation into the shooting, expressed doubt that there were drugs in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van.

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Readers of @houstonchronicle.com are well served by this @johnwferguson.bsky.social piece noting how unusual it is for prosecutors to make a warrant public at this point in an investigation (and raising questions about whether they even need one) www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

FBI obtains warrant to search Salgado's van for evidence of drugs

FBI investigators sought permission to search the van involved in the ICE shooting, citing suspected methamphetamine. In a rare move, the warrant is public.

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The Texas Tribune is seeking any footage, photos or tips related to the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7, 2026. You can contact us anonymously via Signal, Whatsapp, phone or email using the contact information below.

New: ICE's use of unmarked cars and shooting into vehicles during Houston killing could violate law enforcement policy, experts say bit.ly/4wKQxPU

Houston ICE shooting shows likely law enforcement policy violations

More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and poss...

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NEW: Law enforcement experts reviewed available footage in the Houston ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last week. What they saw was troubling, appearing to violate longstanding best practice, possibly even the law. "Professionally incompetent.” www.texastribune.org/2026/07/15/t...

Houston ICE shooting shows likely law enforcement policy violations

More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and poss...

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The @texastribune.org is investigating this ICE shooting, along with that of Ruben Martinez last year in South Padre Island. We are seeking any cell phone footage of either events and you can share anonymously to me at 832-729-3421 or on Signal or WhatsApp.

Lomi Kriel@lomikriel.bsky.social · 4w ago

Sons of man killed by ICE in Houston demand investigation: “My father would have complied." “To have been killed by our own federal government, aided by federal policies that are deliberate choices, just makes me so angry,” another said. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...

Sons of man killed by ICE in Houston demand investigation: “My father would have complied." “To have been killed by our own federal government, aided by federal policies that are deliberate choices, just makes me so angry,” another said. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...

Houston ICE shooting

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s son said his father would not have tried to flee a law enforcement stop. Local leaders say they’ve received little information from federal officials about the shooting.

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ICYMI: The Trump administration called a small TX agency to ask for help representing immigrant children, even as it is fighting to provide that aid in court. Some worry this signals a larger effort to move all kids to TX, from where it is easier to deport them. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/03/t...

Trump admin asks Texas for legal help representing immigrant kids

Immigration rights experts worry that the recent inquiry is the latest sign Trump is interested in transferring unaccompanied minors to the state, where it is easier to quickly deport them.

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NEW: The Trump administration asked a small Texas agency to represent immigrant kids as it seeks to end that aid in court & slashed other protections. Some worry it signals an attempt to move kids to Texas, from where it is easier to quickly deport them. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/03/t...

Trump admin asks Texas for legal help representing immigrant kids

Immigration rights experts worry that the recent inquiry is the latest sign Trump is interested in transferring unaccompanied minors to the state, where it is easier to quickly deport them.

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We wrote about Andrea last month. She has an ovarian cyst that +9 experts agree require surgery & if untreated, could be deadly. ICE refused to release her or provide outside OB GYNs. A judge denied habeas & ICE, parole. Suddenly, this week, Andrea was freed. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/04/e...

Guatemalan woman who needed surgery for months released by ICE

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained her, repeatedly denying her the procedures.

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911 centers are supposed to answer 90 percent of emergency calls in 15 seconds or less. Reporter @byardduncan.bsky.social found many aren’t coming close to that. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of callers are left waiting on hold.

America’s 911 system is in the throes of its own emergency

America’s 911 dispatchers are straining under pressure, leaving thousands of callers waiting during emergencies.

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Congratulations to @stjbs.bsky.social and @kolyncheang.bsky.social of @sfchronicle.com on winning the May Sidney Award for their devastating exposé of deaths in ICE custody from medical neglect.

San Francisco Chronicle wins May Sidney for Exposing Preventable Deaths in ICE Custody

NEW YORK — St. John Barned-Smith and Ko Lyn Cheang of the San Francisco Chronicle win the May Sidney for exposing the medical neglect behind deaths of detainees in ICE custody.  The reporters obtained...

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1) This is the story of Andrea, a 23yo Guatemalan with an ovarian cyst scheduled for surgery before ICE arrested her in the Minneapolis surge that killed 2 US citizens & helped lead to the ouster of top DHS officials. Her story is greater than her own. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/20/e...

Woman detained by ICE wrongfully denied surgery, doctors say

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she...

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Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention urgently requires surgery that is being denied. “It is my medical opinion that Ms. Pedro Francisco will suffer irreparable harm if this treatment is not provided promptly." OB-GYNs & an emergency physician agreed. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/20/e...

Woman detained by ICE wrongfully denied surgery, doctors say

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she...

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The US government has targeted thousands of parents for deportation since Donald Trump took office in January 2025. A Guardian analysis of government records has found that, during the first seven months of his presidency, the administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 children. 🧵

I know I’ve already reposted but…Trump I demolished a global refugee resettlement infrastructure in the name of vetting. Biden, somehow, genuinely rebuilt it. Trump II hasn’t just redemolished it but made a farce of it, by building an active recruitment pipeline which is the opposite of vetting.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3mo ago

BREAKING: in April 2026, *every single one* of the 1,570 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,066 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.

How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families

An unreported ICE killing of an American shattered 2 Texas families

Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend. Their mothers blame the go...

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shout out to my much-missed colleagues @sophiechou.bsky.social & @harucoryne.bsky.social for their incredible work on this project!! Btw this is the second project Sophie worked on that’s won a Pulitzer! And she’s job hunting! Someone hire her ASAP! 👀👀

ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo ago

JUST IN: ProPublica and @ctmirror.org's “On the Hook” series, which exposed how Connecticut laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. It’s ProPublica’s ninth Pulitzer Prize.

Thank you @nicolefoy.bsky.social ❤️ It’s so amazing to be recognized for our work. I am currently on the job market! Open to both journalism & (elections, media, healthcare) research opportunities! Short + long term, hybrid NYC or remote preferred. Prioritizing good management & fair pay!

Nicole Foy@nicolefoy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

shout out to my much-missed colleagues @sophiechou.bsky.social & @harucoryne.bsky.social for their incredible work on this project!! Btw this is the second project Sophie worked on that’s won a Pulitzer! And she’s job hunting! Someone hire her ASAP! 👀👀

The first known ICE death wasn't Renée Good. It was Ruben Martinez in March 2025 & ICE's involvement remained unknown until this year. This is a story of how an unreported ICE killing shattered two American families and changed their politics. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/04/r...

An unreported ICE killing of an American shattered 2 Texas families

Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend. Their mothers blame the go...

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SO proud of @sophiechou.bsky.social, an AMAZING data reporter, more importantly a wonderful person, for her Pulitzer in local reporting about Connecticut’s towing laws favoring unscrupulous companies. Also named is ex ProPublica reporter @harucoryne.bsky.social 🎉 www.pulitzer.org/winners/dave...

1) ICE's killings of Renée Good & Alex Pretti roiled the US. Less known is the agency's first public death, Ruben Martinez. His best friend, the only witness to dispute ICE's account, later died. How ICE’s killing of an American shattered two families & changed their politics.

An Egyptian family was detained, released, etc. The family was arrested after the estranged father was charged with hate crimes related to a 2025 Colorado anti-Jewish attack & believed to be the longest at Dilley. Latest, attorneys say, in Trump v judiciary www.texastribune.org/2026/04/25/e...

ICE frees El Gamal family after re-arresting mother, 5 children

A plane carrying the family to Michigan was reportedly on its way back to Colorado after a Texas federal judge ordered a halt to their deportation following his ruling that they be released.

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exhausted historian of christianity screaming into the void, once again: christianity has never been apolitical. to wit: jesus was executed by the roman state.

Many Popes Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them.

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NEW: ICE facilities’ medical staff repeatedly failed to diagnose critical illnesses and misdiagnosed patients, @kolyncheang.bsky.social and I found, during a six month investigation that we have just published. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

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