Ambassador Lazzeri to meet Salgado family; doubts persist over ICE shooting

Mexico's Ambassador to the United States, Roberto Lazzeri, is scheduled to meet with the family of Lorenzo Salgado, a Mexican migrant who was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The meeting is set to take place in Texas, where Salgado resided.

Salgado, a 56-year-old construction worker who had lived in the U.S. for over three decades, died on July 7 in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during a traffic stop involving ICE agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, maintains that Salgado attempted to run over the agents with his vehicle. However, this account is contested by witnesses and Salgado's family, who are calling for an independent investigation into the shooting.

Adding to the controversy, a fiscal investigation revealed that a substance found in Salgado's car was salt, not drugs, as initially suggested. Salgado was a father of three and was in the process of regularizing his immigration status, according to his family. His death, along with that of Joan Sebastián Durán, a Colombian migrant shot by ICE agents in Maine on July 13, has sparked public outrage.

The Mexican government has filed 20 complaints with U.S. state and county prosecutors regarding the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals since May. These incidents occurred either during ICE operations or while individuals were in ICE custody, highlighting ongoing concerns about the treatment and safety of migrants.