Community calls for answers after fatal shooting of unarmed Houston man by ICE agent

Houston Public Media News 88.7 | By Bianca Seward,

Michel Martin

Published July 9, 2026 at 4:59 AM EDT

Several immigrant rights organizations are demanding an independent investigation into a fatal ICE shooting in Houston.

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