Federal investigators are now probing allegations that witnesses detained after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston are being pressured to self-deport and sign voluntary departure orders without legal counsel, raising concerns that key testimony is being suppressed.The Department of Homeland Security says ICE field offices lacked body-worn cameras at the scene because procurement was delayed by recent government shutdowns, though half of field offices already have cameras and the remainder should be equipped within 60 days.The Harris County District Attorney's office is coordinating a criminal inquiry with federal prosecutors and consulting counterparts in Minneapolis while the
FBI and the
DHS inspector general pursue parallel investigations; family members and advocacy groups including the League of United Latin American Citizens and FIEL
Houston demand an independent probe and have offered a $5,000 reward for witness information.