Video from a statement by Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Richard Blumenthal's opening remarks and his exchange with family attorney Sean P. Murphy, at the Sept. 22, 2026 forum he held with Rep. Robert Garcia.
Two excerpts joined by one-second black gaps: 22:30 to 23:22 and 1:26:03 to 1:27:07 of the committee Democrats' video of the forum. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Democrats. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: Blumenthal's opening remarks, about 22:33 to 23:20; his exchange with family attorney Sean P. Murphy, about 1:26:05 to 1:27:05)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Durán Guerrero was murdered. Speaking about fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in general, he also said state and local authorities had been blocked from investigating and that ICE had withheld and concealed evidence.
“State and local authorities have been stymied and stopped in their effort to investigate. ICE has withheld and concealed evidence. The failure to investigate is obvious and deeply wrong and shameful for the federal government. On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father and husband, was shot and killed by ICE agents while on his way to work in Houston. And just five days later, Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was murdered in Maine, leaving behind a wife and three-year-old daughter.”