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Judge Orders Release of Witness to Houston ICE Shooting
A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a witness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal immigration officers earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ruled that Rojas Pliego's continued detention constitutes an 'unconstitutional deprivation' of his liberty. The case highlights ongoing legal scrutiny of immigration enforcement actions and the treatment of witnesses in federal custody.
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