{"id":7221,"date":"2026-07-16T03:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2026-07-16T03:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:02:08","slug":"maine-governor-urges-congress-to-reform-or-abolish-ice-after-fatal-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7221","title":{"rendered":"Maine governor urges Congress to reform or abolish ICE after fatal 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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">As a new video emerged capturing gunshots and yelling in a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/ice-agent-involved-shooting-maine-authorities\/story?id=134714502\" dir=\"ltr\">fatal shooting<\/a> in Maine involving federal immigration officers, the state&#8217;s governor called on Congress to immediately reform and rein in ICE &#8220;before more families are robbed of a loved one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Maine Gov. Janet Mills spoke out in a letter on Wednesday, the same day President Donald Trump <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/ice-temporarily-stop-conducting-vehicle-stops-sources\/story?id=134751678\" dir=\"ltr\">overturned a temporary pause<\/a> in traffic stops made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An investigation into Monday&#8217;s shooting in Biddeford, Maine, that left a Colombian migrant dead during a traffic stop continued on Wednesday after Maine Sen. Angus King said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the man who was killed was not the target of the ICE enforcement operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:60.19777503090234%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/6e209917-6438-40fc-811b-df29fa74c8d8\/maine-1-ht-gmh-260713_1783959027769_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/6e209917-6438-40fc-811b-df29fa74c8d8\/maine-1-ht-gmh-260713_1783959027769_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/6e209917-6438-40fc-811b-df29fa74c8d8\/maine-1-ht-gmh-260713_1783959027769_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/6e209917-6438-40fc-811b-df29fa74c8d8\/maine-1-ht-gmh-260713_1783959027769_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/6e209917-6438-40fc-811b-df29fa74c8d8\/maine-1-ht-gmh-260713_1783959027769_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Law enforcement respond to a shooting on Pool Street in Biddeford, Maine, July 13, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Obtained by ABC News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Before more families are robbed of a loved one, this violence<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->has to<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->end. Before one more community is robbed of its peace and security, this<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->has to<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->end. Before more gunshots<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->shatter another windshield,<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->steal<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->another person\u2019s<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->life<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->and<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->fracture<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->the freedom of all who<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->seek<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->peace, this<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->has<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->to<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->end,&#8221;<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Mills wrote in her letter to the Maine<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Congressional<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Delegation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/949eb658-1e6d-494a-b088-ec8e3d7023eb\/Janet-mills-main-gov-gty-bh-260715_1784136670285_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/949eb658-1e6d-494a-b088-ec8e3d7023eb\/Janet-mills-main-gov-gty-bh-260715_1784136670285_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/949eb658-1e6d-494a-b088-ec8e3d7023eb\/Janet-mills-main-gov-gty-bh-260715_1784136670285_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/949eb658-1e6d-494a-b088-ec8e3d7023eb\/Janet-mills-main-gov-gty-bh-260715_1784136670285_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Maine Gov. Janet Mills, pictured in this March 10, 2026, photo, called on Congress, July 15, 2026, to immediately reform or abolish the Department of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. \" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/949eb658-1e6d-494a-b088-ec8e3d7023eb\/Janet-mills-main-gov-gty-bh-260715_1784136670285_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Maine Gov. Janet Mills, pictured in this March 10, 2026, photo, called on Congress, July 15, 2026, to immediately reform or abolish the Department of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a fatal shooting of a Colombian immigrant in Biddeford, Maine, involving ICE officers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mills added, &#8220;ICE needs to be fundamentally reformed, and if<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->not, then it is time to abolish it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The shooting of 26-year-old Johan Sebasti\u00e1n Guerrero, a married father of a 3-year-old child, was one of three incidents in eight days in which migrants have been killed during traffic stops by federal immigration officers. The deaths came after American citizens <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/minute-minute-timeline-fatal-shooting-alex-pretti-federal\/story?id=129547199\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Pretti<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-minute-minute-timeline-renee-nicole\/story?id=129021809\" dir=\"ltr\">Renee Good<\/a> were fatally shot in separate incidents involving federal immigration agents in January in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/db7c8f13-60fd-4ada-a938-7e11fdfb671f\/maine-memorial-01-gty-jt-260714_1784045769787_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/db7c8f13-60fd-4ada-a938-7e11fdfb671f\/maine-memorial-01-gty-jt-260714_1784045769787_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/db7c8f13-60fd-4ada-a938-7e11fdfb671f\/maine-memorial-01-gty-jt-260714_1784045769787_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/db7c8f13-60fd-4ada-a938-7e11fdfb671f\/maine-memorial-01-gty-jt-260714_1784045769787_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: A makeshift memorial is seen a day after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on July 14, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. \" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/db7c8f13-60fd-4ada-a938-7e11fdfb671f\/maine-memorial-01-gty-jt-260714_1784045769787_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">A makeshift memorial is seen a day after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on July 14, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. The victim has been identified as Johan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old man from Colombia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Ryan Murphy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Tuesday, a Mexican national, who has not been identified, was killed when he <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/person-struck-killed-truck-allegedly-fleeing-ice-agents\/story?id=134763275\" dir=\"ltr\">allegedly ran from a traffic stop <\/a>by agents from ICE and Homeland Security in St. Augustine, Florida, and was struck by a tractor-trailer truck, Florida authorities said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:132.31441048034935%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/802ce612-4b5a-4fcc-b9ff-e6258b886a23\/ice-fatality-ht-jt-260714_1784063457112_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/802ce612-4b5a-4fcc-b9ff-e6258b886a23\/ice-fatality-ht-jt-260714_1784063457112_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/802ce612-4b5a-4fcc-b9ff-e6258b886a23\/ice-fatality-ht-jt-260714_1784063457112_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/802ce612-4b5a-4fcc-b9ff-e6258b886a23\/ice-fatality-ht-jt-260714_1784063457112_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Law enforcement are shown at the scene where, according to a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson, a man died after he ran from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in St. Augustine, Fla., on July 14, 2026.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/802ce612-4b5a-4fcc-b9ff-e6258b886a23\/ice-fatality-ht-jt-260714_1784063457112_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">This photo released by the St. Johns County Sheriff&#8217;s Office shows law enforcement at the scene where, according to a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson, a man died after he ran from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in St. Augustine, Fla., on July 14, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">St. Johns County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Earlier this month, another Mexican national, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/ice-officers-wearing-body-cameras-deadly-houston-ice\/story?id=134628571\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">was fatally shot<\/a> by an ICE officer during a traffic stop in Houston. Local elected leaders said Salgado was not the target of the ICE operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We demand help to clarify what happened and justice, as it&#8217;s a huge pain that is affecting our family,&#8221; Guerrero&#8217;s sister, Angie Carolina Duran, said in an interview with RCN Television in Colombia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Duran said described her brother as someone who was &#8220;wise&#8221; and &#8220;never got into trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;He only commuted from work back to his home, that&#8217;s it. He was devoted to his family,&#8221; Duran said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Colombian President Gustavo Petro released a statement on Wednesday, saying, &#8220;What has happened in Maine is a murder of a Colombian, a Latin American, at the hands of the US government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;They killed him for believing him to be an inferior being without rights, and as a person, he had all the rights conferred on a human being simply for being born, and he was a citizen with rights in the US,&#8221; Petro said. &#8220;I expect from the Colombian foreign service in the U.S. the fastest legal and human action so that the murderers pay for their homicide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump&#8217;s <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/ice-temporarily-stop-conducting-vehicle-stops-sources\/story?id=134751678\" dir=\"ltr\">decision on Wednesday<\/a> to allow federal immigration officers to resume traffic stops came a day after Mullin gave the directive halting them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump&#8217;s order also came as large groups of protesters took to the streets in multiple cities in Maine, demanding an independent and transparent investigation of Guerrero&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/021b77ee-0bbf-44bf-bdbd-663bc7e784f6\/maine-4-gty-gmh-260713_1783959434588_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/021b77ee-0bbf-44bf-bdbd-663bc7e784f6\/maine-4-gty-gmh-260713_1783959434588_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/021b77ee-0bbf-44bf-bdbd-663bc7e784f6\/maine-4-gty-gmh-260713_1783959434588_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/021b77ee-0bbf-44bf-bdbd-663bc7e784f6\/maine-4-gty-gmh-260713_1783959434588_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/021b77ee-0bbf-44bf-bdbd-663bc7e784f6\/maine-4-gty-gmh-260713_1783959434588_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">FBI agents work at a scene of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, July 13, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Joseph Prezioso\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump said that ICE could not give up vehicle stops in the wake of multiple killings by federal immigration agents this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.\u2019s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal\u2019s hands,\u201d<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Trump said in a post on his social media platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump also said in his post that &#8220;the men and women of ICE are doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As the president&#8217;s order &#8220;immediately&#8221; went into effect, ABC News obtained new home security video taken near the scene of Monday&#8217;s fatal shooting of Guerrero in Biddeford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The video appeared to capture the sound of shouting in the moments before shots are fired at Guerrero, who was driving a car, according to a review of the footage by ABC News. In the footage, someone is heard yelling what sounds like \u201cback, back!\u201d before the sound of five gunshots rings out, followed by one or more cars&#8217; revving engines and braking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The video also appears to show a woman walking by on a sidewalk and then running back in the direction she came from after the shots erupted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told reporters on Tuesday that Guerrero was fatally shot after federal agents tried to stop the vehicle he was driving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;He was in a vehicle &#8212; pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was &#8216;weaponized&#8217; the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent,&#8221; King told reporters Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">King told ABC News that Guerrero was not the target of the operation and that ICE agents had been given a final order for another man they were targeting to be removed from the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">King previously said that Mullin initially told him Guerrero was the intended target of the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">None of the ICE agents involved in the traffic stop were equipped with body-worn cameras, King said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told ABC News on Tuesday that Guerrero &#8220;illegally entered the United States on September 1, 2023, via the southern border.&#8221; The DHS spokesperson said Guerrero was granted a work permit in May of 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;To be clear, work authorization does not confer legal status in the United States,&#8221; the spokesperson said in a statement.<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting of Guerrero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two Maine immigration advocacy groups &#8212; Maine Immigrants&#8217; Rights Coalition (MIRC) and the Presente! &#8212; issued a joint statement this week, saying Guerrero was a Colombian man whom they claimed was authorized to work in the United States and had a Social Security number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The groups called for a &#8220;prompt, independent, and transparent investigation.&#8221; They also called for a full accounting of every agency and officer involved as well as the preservation of all body-camera footage, surveillance footage, and communications between the federal officials involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;ICE must not be allowed to investigate itself or control the public narrative surrounding a death in which its personnel or operations were involved,&#8221; the groups said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C., said it is providing consular assistance to Guerrero&#8217;s family and has requested &#8220;information and clarification&#8221; about the shooting from DHS.<\/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>As a new video emerged capturing gunshots and yelling in a fatal shooting in Maine involving federal immigration officers, the state&#8217;s governor called on Congress to immediately reform and rein in ICE &#8220;before more families are robbed of a loved one.&#8221; Maine Gov. 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