{"id":18425,"date":"2026-07-27T03:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18425"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:13:00","slug":"trumps-border-czar-says-vetting-of-ice-officer-is-under-internal-review-after-maine-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18425","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting"},"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<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">WASHINGTON &#8212; <\/span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> border czar said Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after relatives <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6\">revealed to The Associated Press<\/a> that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behavior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tom-homan-minneapolis-donald-trump-immigration-minnesota-29e2d3b1ba1cab7cfe971f92ee04abd6\">Tom Homan<\/a> said if the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-5b05ceb7b1dc94584fdc2e42f9c82ade\">allegations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer<\/a> are true, \u201cI don\u2019t think he should ever have cleared vetting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThere&#8217;s several things under review,\u201d Homan said on CNN about the officer, Army veteran David Brouillette. \u201cThe training is under review. I know this specific case, as far as the vetting, is under review by the internal affairs section.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Questions about the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s rush to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/main-shooting-ice-hiring-immigration-68d4a9d7d178311549f01f8fd5144511\">hire, train and deploy<\/a> thousands of new ICE officers to carry out Trump&#8217;s immigration crackdown have come into stark focus after back-to-back <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-maine-immigration-dhs-f26f8c2256aa6f0748582ea4adbb515c\">fatal shootings of immigrants<\/a> in Maine and Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/border-security-ice-immigration-markwayne-mullin-trump-1c5010c3a2cf043aa9824937ef44cff2\">ordered a pause<\/a> in vehicle stops after the fatal Maine shooting, but Trump almost immediately reversed course and insisted the stops resume as a necessary tool in his campaign to round up and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. without current legal status. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Homeland Security did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment about the internal review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Homan said that \u201cchanges have been made\u201d and that acting ICE director David Venturella has issued a new directive that <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cameras-body-worn-houston-shooting-ice-immigration-trump-aa316992c75fcd919726afc4db6f4098\">body-worn cameras must be in use<\/a> if officers make a vehicle stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cRight now, on all vehicle stops, there\u2019s at least one body camera on site to record the entire event,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He said Venturella &#8220;sent an instruction out that he wants at least one body camera on those vehicle stops, so we have everything on video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It&#8217;s unclear if the steps that the department is taking will be enough to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-maine-trump-immigration-788167305f5564df14ce1b2774035c7b\">quell the concerns<\/a> coming from certain lawmakers in Congress over Homeland Security&#8217;s training and tactics as tries to reach Trump&#8217;s mass deportation goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lawmakers from both parties have <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maine-ice-shooting-immigration-ice-trump-border-5662948e22014709dcef74c3a559419c\">raised concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/border-immigration-ice-policy-force-trump-deportations-98671c5205e8b50054eb87d308a08786\">Democrats pressed ICE officials<\/a> during a closed-door briefing for the House Homeland Security Committee last week, leaving some with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lawmakers were told during the briefing that there have been 56 complaints of excessive force against ICE officers \u2014 32 were cleared, and one was referred for disciplinary action. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No discipline had yet been handed out, the lawmakers said they were told. The rest of the incidents are still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has pushed for the use of body-worn cameras and ensured funding for the effort. She had said it was \u201cextremely unfortunate\u201d that the officer involved in the shooting in her home state was not using a camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Trump administration has failed to meet its goal of deporting 1 million people a year, despite an intense immigration enforcement crackdown that has resulted in violent scenes in cities nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-deaths-eight-houston-35b6d6f9b9715edd064009e195547b2b\">At least 10 people have died<\/a> in encounters with immigration officers since the start of Trump\u2019s mass deportation campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While the Trump administration insists it is targeting the \u201cworst of the worst\u201d criminals, that has not always been the result and American citizens also have been among the deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The ICE officer shot 25-year-old Johan Sebasti\u00e1n Dur\u00e1n Guerrero, a Colombian national who was killed in his car near his home in the coastal city of Biddeford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In Houston, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed July 7 when ICE officers chased his white work van through the streets, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-houston-lorenzo-salgado-araugo-10cf77f29d4559f0f3796342b946031a\">then shot him through the window<\/a> in front of his work crew, including his brother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Earlier this year, two Americans protesting ICE actions in Minneapolis, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-9aa822670b705c89906f2c699f1d16c5\">Renee Good<\/a> and Alex Pretti, a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-protester-alex-pretti-15ade7de6e19cb0291734e85dac763dc\">37-year-old nurse<\/a>, were killed, sparking a backlash nationwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Democrats launched the longest agency shutdown in history earlier this year when they refused to fund Homeland Security in a largely failed attempt to force the administration to impose various restraints on the officers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>WASHINGTON &#8212; WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump&#8217;s border czar said Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after relatives revealed to The Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behavior. 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