One week, two killings: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly – again
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Within one week, two men were shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while in their vehicles. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was killed in Biddeford, Maine. Both incidents have sparked renewed criticism of the militarization of U.S. immigration enforcement. The killings highlight the dangers of the current deportation push under the Trump administration.
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Killings occurred in Houston and Biddeford
Agents stopped Durán at an intersection and shot him dead.
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The shootings have rekindled anger over the US's militarized deportation push.
Opinion- Killings occurred in Houston and Biddeford
- One victim had a three-year-old daughter
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Loaded language removed<p>The fatal shootings of two men, both killed in their vehicles by ICE agents, have rekindled anger over the US’s militarized deportation push</p><p>Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with his brother and two other passengers in Houston, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a>, when immigration agents began tailing his car.
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The shootings have rekindled anger over the US's militarized deportation push.
OpinionLorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was killed by ICE agents in Houston, Texas.
The GuardianJoan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, was shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine.
The GuardianJoan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was shot outside a laundromat he frequented with his three-year-old daughter.
The GuardianAgents pulled over Salgado and fired a fatal shot through the passenger-side window.
The GuardianAgents stopped Durán at an intersection and shot him dead.
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