1 person killed in Maine shooting involving ICE, state House speaker says
State and federal authorities are investigating after a fatal ICE shooting, and witnesses and advocates are challenging the agency’s account.
- On Monday, July 13, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot a person in Biddeford, Maine, prompting investigations by state police and the FBI.
- The shooting occurred amid the Trump administration's 'Operation Catch of the Day' enforcement surge in Maine, which detained nearly 200 people but faced scrutiny after only 11 had criminal convictions.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Senator Angus King the agent fired after the motorist "weaponized" his vehicle, yet witnesses disputed this account and noted agents lacked body cameras.
- Representative Chellie Pingree demanded answers about ICE's presence in Maine, while advocacy groups organized protests and called for accountability following the death of the 26-year-old Colombian man.
- The killing marks at least the 11th fatal shooting involving ICE or Border Patrol agents since President Donald Trump took office, intensifying scrutiny of the administration's mass deportation campaign.
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Man killed by ICE in Maine was not target of warrant: Sen. Angus King
The Colombian man who was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Biddeford, Maine, was not the target of the warrant that officers were attempting to serve, according to Sen. Angus King (I-ME). The shooting comes less than a week after another fatal ICE officer-involved shooting in Houston in which the victim was not the target of the warrant. In that case, officers killed Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who had …
Migrant Fatally Shot by ICE in Maine Identified as Investigation Unfolds - Internewscast Journal
Internewscast Journal Internewscast The 26-year-old migrant who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in… This Post: Migrant Fatally Shot by ICE in Maine Identified as Investigation Unfolds first appeared on Internewscast Journal
An ICE agent fatally shot a man identified by human rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian in Maine, in the northeastern United States. The incident occurred in Biddeford, a small town of 22,000 inhabitants, and comes a week after an ICE agent shot and killed a Mexican man in Texas, fueling anger against the agency responsible for implementing Donald Trump's repressive immigration policies.
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