Lina Hidalgo
Role at the time: Harris County Judge
Condemned
Statement summary
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo posted on X that she wants a full and complete investigation into the shooting of a construction worker. She called ICE an agency with a recent history of inexplicable arrests, extrajudicial violence and blatant attempts at coverups, and said it has long since lost public trust.
“As the official responsible for the safety of 5 million Texans I want a full and complete investigation into the shooting of a construction worker. This is an agency with a recent history of inexplicable arrests, extrajudicial violence, and blatant attempts at coverups. ICE has long since lost public trust.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Lina Hidalgo posts that she wants a full investigation of the Houston ICE shooting · Lina HidalgoFull X post, published July 8, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
Why we used this label
The case asks whether ICE was justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. In a post asking for a full and complete investigation of the shooting, Hidalgo described ICE as an agency with a recent history of extrajudicial violence and attempts at coverups that has long since lost public trust. That criticizes the agency's conduct, so we labeled it Condemned.