Overview
- A person died during an encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, July 13, 2026.
- Immigrant-rights groups identified the victim as a 26-year-old Colombian who they say had work authorization and a Social Security number.
- State police and the FBI have opened investigations while the Department of Homeland Security told a U.S. senator the man had a pending removal order.
- Multiple videos and witnesses challenge the federal account that the vehicle threatened agents, and officials say no body-worn camera footage exists from the agents involved.
- The case has intensified calls for transparency and accountability and comes after other recent fatal encounters involving ICE that have raised legal and diplomatic pressure on federal authorities.