Ronaldo Salgado is one of the three sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston construction worker.
Case
ICE says an officer shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in self-defense after he used his van as a weapon. Passenger witnesses dispute the claimed threat, and a Harris County grand jury is reviewing the shooting.
Role at the time: Son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; witness at a public forum led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Robert Garcia
Statement summary
Ronaldo Salgado, a son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, wrote in testimony for a public forum that ICE is killing people, and asked lawmakers to enact laws that rein in ICE and to hold it accountable for what it has done to his family and other families.
“Third: use your powers as members of Congress to enact laws that rein in ICE and protect the rights and lives of immigrants in this country. We are not the only family living this nightmare. Look at the people sitting next to us. They too have had a loved one killed by ICE—a father, a mother, a daughter or son. ICE is killing people, whether on the streets or in detention centers—and millions of immigrants and their loved ones are living in fear that they might be next. Hold ICE accountable for what it’s done to our family and so many others, and do everything you can to make sure this never happens again.”
The case asks whether the ICE officer was justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. In written testimony, Ronaldo Salgado said ICE is killing people and asked Congress to hold ICE accountable for what it has done to his family and others. That criticizes ICE's conduct toward his family, so we labeled it Condemned. It is a call for accountability rather than a direct comment on the officer's stated reason for firing.
Statement dates: September 22, 2026
Statement dates: September 22, 2026
Statement dates: September 22, 2026
