Overview
- An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Biddeford on Monday during what DHS called a targeted enforcement action and said the agent fired because the driver tried to use his vehicle to flee.
- Local migrant‑rights groups and witnesses identify the victim as a 26‑year‑old Colombian who held a work permit and say he was not the person ICE was seeking, a claim that officials have not confirmed.
- Multiple witnesses and family members dispute the agency’s account that the vehicle was used as a weapon and reports say the officers involved were not wearing body cameras.
- Maine state police and the FBI have opened investigations and officials say the officer involved has been suspended while federal and local probes collect evidence.
- The shooting follows another deadly ICE encounter in Houston days earlier and has prompted local protests, rising political pressure and renewed calls for independent oversight of ICE operations.