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HOUSTON, TX — Yesterday, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) joined Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and 7 additional Members of Congress from across the country for a congressional hearing in Houston examining the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) joined Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), all members of the powerful House Oversight Committee, in sending two letters demanding an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The letters, sent to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General and to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, demand:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18), whose district is adjacent to the Houston neighborhood where ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo one week ago today, issued the following statement after reports that ICE is suspending most vehicle stops following the fatal shootings in Texas and Maine.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) issued the following statement in response to reports that the ICE agents involved in the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo were not equipped with body-worn cameras, and to the Department of Homeland Security's attempt to blame Democrats for that failure.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congressmembers Christian Menefee (TX-18), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congressman Al Green (TX-09), and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David J.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) joined the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and Houston community leaders to honor Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an enforcement operation on Tuesday, while calling for a full, transparent investigation into the incident and those responsible to be held accountable.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) issued the following statement after reports that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE officer during a targeted enforcement operation in Houston's East End.
"I have seen the reports that an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Tuesday morning in Houston.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Today, Congressman Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) joined Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and community leaders in Houston to recognize the 14th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and reaffirm support for Dreamers and immigrant families across Texas and the country.
DILLEY, TEXAS — Today, Rep. Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) joined Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) in conducting an oversight visit to Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas.