Man fatally shot by ICE in Maine was not intended target of warrant, lawmakers say

Key Points:

• A man ordered to leave the U.S. was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Biddeford, Maine, marking the second recent use of deadly force by ICE in the U.S., according to Maine Sen. Angus King.
• Initial reports that the man was the target of an arrest warrant were later corrected; officials confirmed he was not the person ICE intended to apprehend, raising concerns about the circumstances of the shooting.
• The deceased was identified by immigrant rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian man authorized to work in the U.S., and community members and officials are calling for a transparent investigation, especially since the agents involved were not wearing body cameras.
• The Maine attorney general's office and Department of Homeland Security's inspector general are investigating the incident, with the ICE officer involved placed on leave; local authorities responded to the scene and are cooperating with federal investigations.
• This shooting follows a similar deadly incident in Houston last week where an ICE officer shot a Mexican man, with both cases drawing scrutiny over ICE's use of force and lack of body camera footage.