Al Green
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Texas’s 9th congressional district
Condemned
Statement summary
Al Green included Salgado Araujo among civilians whose killings he called unjustified and accused the president of covering them up.
“That is because the President of the United States, Donald John Trump, is covering up unjustified killings of civilians, including Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Congressional Record: Al Green on deadly immigration policiesHouse pages H5493–H5497, remarks by Rep. Al Green beginning under “Deadly Immigration Policies”
Official Congressional Record of Green’s House floor remarks. He included Salgado Araujo among civilians whose killings he expressly called unjustified and later said Salgado Araujo did not deserve his death.
Why we used this label
Relative to the fatal use of force against Salgado Araujo, Green expressly identifies the killing as unjustified. That is direct condemnation.