Luz Maria Rivas
Role at the time: U.S. representative for California’s 29th congressional district
Condemned
Statement summary
Luz Rivas described Salgado Araujo as innocent and expressed outrage that an ICE agent killed him while he was traveling to work.
“I am outraged at yet another innocent person being killed by an ICE agent. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was on his way to work building homes when ICE agents ended his life and shattered his family's home in a matter of seconds.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Congresswoman Luz Rivas expresses outrage and demands accountability after ICE killingOpening quotation beginning “I am outraged”
Official congressional statement responding specifically to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Rivas called him innocent, described the death as senseless and demanded an independent investigation.
Why we used this label
Relative to the fatal use of force, Rivas calls Salgado Araujo innocent and expresses outrage that ICE ended his life. This directly condemns the shooting.