{"id":10589,"date":"2026-07-19T13:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10589"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:54:42","slug":"maine-shooting-adds-to-growing-immigration-enforcement-death-toll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10589","title":{"rendered":"Maine shooting adds to growing immigration enforcement death toll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/zI1nR\/fallback.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Map: Axios Visuals<\/div>\n<p>Johan Sebasti\u00e1n Guerrero, who was shot to death in Maine, is the latest in a string of people killed by federal immigration authorities since President Trump launched a nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/22\/trump-citizenship-denaturalization\" target=\"_blank\">immigration crackdown<\/a> in his second term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Federal officers have been involved in a string of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/08\/dhs-ice-shootings-trump\" target=\"_blank\">violent encounters<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/houston\/2026\/07\/10\/houston-ice-shooting-passengers-dispute-dhs-account\" target=\"_blank\">motorists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/25\/trump-officials-stick-terrorist-label-on-americans-killed-by-dhs\" target=\"_blank\">protestors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2026\/01\/07\/ice-shooting-victim-identified-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis\" target=\"_blank\">bystanders<\/a> as Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/09\/mexico-trump-us-prosecutors-ice-deaths\" target=\"_blank\">harsh immigration tactics<\/a> collide with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/04\/trump-ice-support-abolish-half-americans-record-poll\" target=\"_blank\">public backlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Driving the news:<\/strong> Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston were killed by federal immigration officers just days apart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both men were in their cars when they were killed, as were at least three others killed by federal agents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Johan Sebasti\u00e1n Dur\u00e1n Guerrero<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ICE was observing<\/strong> the last known home of someone who had a final order of removal Monday, per the Department of Homeland Security, when a vehicle departed the house. An officer shot and hit the driver &#8220;fearing for public safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immigrant advocacy groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/presentemaine\/posts\/pfbid02BFgiuzfRArpd3vKvoGQzoCHmfNa3MhW4RBEwgAyfkkgfkCVV1uXByoPVRgQmL8jJl\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> Guerrero was authorized to work in the U.S. and had a Social Security number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Homeland Security Secretary <\/strong>Markwayne Mullin said in a statement that federal officers &#8220;are facing a more than 1,300% increase in vehicle attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video evidence in some fatal encounters appears to contradict federal officials&#8217; initial claims that the victims had used their vehicles to attack officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friction point: &#8220;<\/strong>ICE needs to be fundamentally reformed, and if\u00a0not, then it is time to abolish it,&#8221; Maine Gov. Janet Mills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/sites\/maine.gov.governor.mills\/files\/2026-07\/7.15.26_Federal%20Delegation%20Biddeford%20Response%20Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> in a Wednesday letter to Maine&#8217;s congressional delegation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The officers<strong> <\/strong>involved in the shooting<strong> <\/strong>were not wearing body cameras, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGolden\/status\/2077038355229893071\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lorenzo Salgado Araujo<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Longtime Houston resident <\/strong>Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot after ICE agents stopped his vehicle as part of a &#8220;targeted enforcement operation,&#8221; per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2074626271716216846\" target=\"_blank\">DHS<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The three men traveling with Salgado Araujo when he was shot disputed DHS&#8217; account that he had &#8220;weaponized his vehicle&#8221; against an officer.<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said DHS told her Salgado Araujo was not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/09\/us\/witnesses-houston-ice-shooting.html\" target=\"_blank\">intended target<\/a> of the operation. The agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/houston\/2026\/07\/10\/houston-ice-shooting-passengers-dispute-dhs-account\" target=\"_blank\">told Axios<\/a> that a passenger &#8220;resembled the target.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alex Pretti<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse<\/strong> and American citizen, was shot and killed by Border Patrol on a Minneapolis street in January.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DHS came under intense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/04\/trump-alex-pretti-shooting-americans-investigation\" target=\"_blank\">scrutiny<\/a> for its <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2015115351797780500\" target=\"_blank\">claim<\/a> that Pretti, who was carrying a concealed firearm but did not attempt to brandish it, intended to &#8220;massacre law enforcement.&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Renee Good<\/h2>\n<p><strong>An ICE officer shot<\/strong> and also killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, during the Minneapolis surge in January.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DHS accused Good of weaponizing her car. But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2026\/01\/07\/ice-agent-shooting-south-minneapolis\" target=\"_blank\">called that account<\/a> of the incident, which was caught on video, &#8220;bullshit.&#8221; Her killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/10\/ice-protests-rally-photos\" target=\"_blank\">sparked mass protests<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Federal authorities recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2026\/07\/14\/feds-hand-over-shooting-evidence\" target=\"_blank\">handed over<\/a> a trove of evidence from Good&#8217;s and Pretti&#8217;s killings to Minnesota investigators after months of stonewalling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Silverio Villegas-Gonz\u00e1lez<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Villegas-Gonz\u00e1lez <\/strong>was shot and killed in a Chicago suburb last year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DHS said he hit and dragged an ICE officer with his car.<\/li>\n<li>But after a <a href=\"https:\/\/ilac.illinois.gov\/content\/dam\/soi\/en\/web\/ilac\/documents\/final-report\/inv-briefs\/IAC-Gonzalez-Investigation-Brief-r.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> of video footage \u2014 in which the Illinois Accountability Commission determined agents shot Villegas-Gonz\u00e1lez &#8220;without apparent justification&#8221; \u2014 local police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2026\/05\/06\/illinois-police-to-investigate-shooting-by-ice\" target=\"_blank\">launched a probe<\/a> into the incident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ruben Ray Martinez <\/h2>\n<p><strong>Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, <\/strong>was shot and killed by an agent in Texas in March 2025, but the details of his death were not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/20\/us\/ruben-ray-martinez-ice-shooting-texas.html\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> until long after, when internal incident records were <a href=\"https:\/\/americanoversight.org\/lawmakers-call-for-investigation-after-records-reveal-undisclosed-ice-shooting-death-of-u-s-citizen\/\" target=\"_blank\">revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Martinez failed to follow instructions from law enforcement directing traffic, an internal report said, before eventually slowing down, accelerating and &#8220;striking&#8221; an agent.<\/li>\n<li>But body camera footage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bodycam-video-ice-fatal-shooting-ruben-ray-martinez-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\">reviewed<\/a> by CBS News showed that his vehicle appeared to be moving very slowly, or was stopped, when shots rang out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/houston\/2026\/07\/13\/ice-deaths-continue-to-climb-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\">ICE deaths continue to climb in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Map: Axios Visuals Johan Sebasti\u00e1n Guerrero, who was shot to death in Maine, is the latest in a string of people killed by federal immigration authorities since President Trump launched a nationwide immigration crackdown in his second term. 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