Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter at The Texas Tribune. Based in El Paso, he focuses on immigration enforcement and police violence, drawing from his extensive experience covering the immigrant community and criminal justice issues. Uriel's work has been featured in outlets such as Truthout, Yahoo News, and Texas Monthly.
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Uriel J. García's coverage primarily focuses on local and national government policies, particularly related to immigration, border security, Texas, migrant rights, and US politics. His articles often include legal policy regulation updates and government announcements.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s family, federal lawmakers and community advocates are pushing for local scrutiny, expressing distrust in federal officials.
By: Alex Nguyen, Uriel J. García
The 52-year-old Houston man fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this week was not the target of the agency's operation, said U.S.
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said ICE’s acting director told her that agents were not wearing body cameras and promised that they would start soon.
By: Alex Nguyen, Uriel J. García
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said ICE’s acting director told her that agents were not wearing body cameras and promised that they would start soon.
The other men in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo told their lawyer that agents fired into the vehicle unprovoked, according to the Washington Post.
By: Uriel J. García
The three men with the 52-year-old Houston man who was fatally shot by an immigration agent earlier this week disputed the federal government's
By: Uriel J. García
The other men in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo told their lawyer that agents fired into the vehicle unprovoked, according to the Washington Post.
By: Uriel J. García, Stephen Simpson
The three men who were with a 52-year-old Houston man when he was fatally shot by an immigration agent earlier this week said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo never tried to run over anyone and that agents repeatedly fired into the vehicle from the side of the van, an attorney representing two of the men said during a news conference on Friday.
By: Uriel J. García, Alex Nguyen
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare — whose office is running its own investigation into the shooting — has also expressed doubt about the FBI's suspicions in an interview with CNN, citing information that he said his team has but is not yet releasing.
By: Alex Nguyen, Uriel J. García
The FBI sought a search warrant to seize plastic bags with “crystal-like substances” inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week. The FBI said it suspects methamphetamine, but the lawyer representing Salgao Araujo’s brother on Thursday said it was granulated salt.
