Deporting crime witnesses has upended criminal prosecutions and trials, according to members of Congress

Authorities have said that the Mexican national was killed while evading arrest amid calls for an independent review of the evidence.

The shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo marks the first person killed by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Calls for an independent investigation were repeated by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and the victim's family at a press conference.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot dead by federal agents in Texas.