ICE shooting of Colombian father in Maine sparks protests, scrutiny
A Colombian father was shot dead by an ICE officer in Biddeford, pushing hundreds into the streets and reviving questions about vetting and body cameras.
Hundreds of people protested in Maine after an ICE officer shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian father, in Biddeford on Monday. The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired while watching a home tied to someone believed to be in the United States illegally and subject to a final order of removal, and that he acted while “fearing for public safety.”
Durán Guerrero was identified as a husband and the father of a 3-year-old girl. He was authorized to work in the United States and had a Social Security number. The vehicle attempted to flee the scene, and Durán Guerrero was not the target of the operation. The shooting was the second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week, after another deadly case in Houston, Texas.
Relatives said the ICE officer who shot him is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood.
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said Maine State Police were at the scene and the FBI was expected to be involved, while Gov. Janet Mills and the mayor of Biddeford met with Durán Guerrero’s family. The killing revived questions about body cameras after ICE agents involved in the recent deadly shootings were not wearing them. DHS said it would ensure at least one officer on every ICE arrest team has a body-worn camera.
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