Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was released after a judge blocked his deportation in the Houston ICE shooting case. His account has intensified scrutiny of the killing and fuelled demands for an independent inquiry.

A witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent was released from a detention center Wednesday after spending weeks in custody following the deadly encounter.

A witness to a fatal shooting of a Houston man by a federal immigration agent has been released from a detention facility.