Judge Orders Release of Immigration Witness | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A federal judge in Houston has ordered ICE to release Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego, a key witness in the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, citing due process violations. Rojas Pliego, who was in the van during the July 7 traffic stop, claims the official account — that Araujo tried to run over an officer — is false, saying officers were flanking the vehicle. Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three who’d lived in the U.S. for 35 years and was close to legal status, became one of many victims sparking protests and calls for investigation. Rojas Pliego, also a long-term resident seeking a U-Visa for cooperating with law enforcement, must be freed within 48 hours. If detained again, immigration agents must notify him and hold a hearing. The case underscores the tangled legal and human rights issues at the heart of immigration enforcement. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3af351b3bca76d83