to fund department and agency operations. There was a 43-day government shutdown in late 2025, as well as a separate 76-day DHS shutdown that started in February and ended in April. The spokesperson said that the shutdown interrupted the body camera procurement process for ICE field offices.

The spokesperson went on to say that half the field offices are now equipped with body cameras, and the other half are expected to receive them in the next 60 days.

The DHS spokesperson said in Thursday's statement that providing ICE officers with body cameras is a priority, particularly because  our officers are facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them,  adding that the restoration of  historic funding  would provide ICE with necessary resources,  including body cameras. 

The Harris County District Attorney's office said it would conduct an investigation into the shooting. The office is consulting with local prosecutors in Minneapolis, where federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens, to learn how they have navigated investigations into federal immigration agents, spokesperson Rafael Lemaitre said.

 Although access to key evidence remains under federal control, we are pursuing investigative avenues available to us and will conduct a review of any information we collect within our reach,  Lemaitre said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press.

Three men, including Salgado Araujo's brother, were detained by ICE during the fatal traffic stop, according to Juan Proaño, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, who has been communicating with their families.

LULAC has yet to obtain video footage that clearly shows what happened during the moments of the shooting and has offered a reward of $5,000 for information from witnesses, Proaño told AP. The position of Salgado Araujo's van and ICE vehicles has obstructed security camera footage LULAC has reviewed, he added.

 It's going to make it even more difficult to find the truth in all this,  he said.