Man (26) killed by US immigration officer during operation in Maine
A 26-year-old Colombian man was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an enforcement operation in Maine. The incident has sparked protests and calls for a transparent investigation into the use of force by immigration authorities.
Why it matters
The shooting highlights ongoing tensions regarding US immigration enforcement policies and police accountability.
A US IMMIGRATION officer on Monday fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian.
The shooting happened in Biddeford, a town of 22,000 people in the northern state of Maine, and comes a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead a Mexican man in Texas.
Maine’s attorney general’s office said an ICE officer was “conducting an enforcement operation related to a final order of removal when the subject attempted to flee in a vehicle in the direction of the officer and was fatally shot.”
It said the agent would be placed on leave in line with protocol after police-involved shootings. The FBI earlier said it was also investigating.
One eyewitness, Lucas Scott, told local media that he heard at least four gunshots after seeing several ICE agents surrounding a white car on Monday morning.
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