House Democrats Schedule Biddeford Field Hearing After ICE Officer Kills Man

Overview

• Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 25, was shot and killed by an ICE officer on July 13 while he was in his car.
• The hearing, organized by Rep. Chellie Pingree, is set for 11 a.m. on Aug. 17 at Biddeford High School’s Little Theater and will feature the mayor, the family’s attorney and immigrant-rights leaders as witnesses.
• DHS and ICE say agents fired after vehicles were driven toward officers, but witnesses and family members dispute that account and point to gaps in evidence.
• Multiple probes are active, including federal and state inquiries and calls for a DHS Office of Inspector General review, and Maine officials have sought a comprehensive, expedited investigation.
• Protests have continued in Biddeford and at Sen. Susan Collins’s local office as activists press for transparency; Collins says she secured $20 million for ICE body cameras and expects agents to wear them by the end of August though DHS will control public release of footage.