Mexico protests killing of Mexican by U.S. immigration agent

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Mexico reacted strongly after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop in Houston. President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged legal measures that would go beyond diplomatic protests, while her spokeswoman declined to specify actions. The episode heightened diplomatic tensions already strained by disputes over how to combat drug cartels and alleged official complicity, and represented a sharper Mexican stance against what Sheinbaum called U.S. interference and heavy-handed immigration enforcement methods.

Mexico will pursue legal measures after a Mexican immigrant's killing.