Judge Orders Release of Witness in ICE Shooting | Miami News

A federal judge has ordered ICE to release key witness Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego within 48 hours, ruling his detention violated due process and blocking his deportation. Pliego, who was in a van during the fatal shooting of driver Lorenzo Araujo Salgado, claims ICE’s account of the incident is false. The judge mandates ICE release him publicly, notify his lawyer three hours ahead, and return all personal belongings — including his ID. Pliego, a decades-long U.S. resident seeking a U-Visa for cooperating with authorities, could soon gain legal status. Meanwhile, prosecutors are prepared to pursue federal agents if evidence of wrongdoing emerges in Salgado Araujo’s death — a father of three who’d been in the U.S. for 35 years and was close to legal status. 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/1837aa7225eb327c