A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026, as confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The man has been identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian. This incident occurred shortly after another shooting involving an immigration officer in Texas, where a man was killed during a traffic stop. According to DHS, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an individual with a final order of removal.
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ICE officer shoots and kills man in Biddeford, Maine
An ICE officer shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. The incident follows a similar shooting by an immigration officer in Texas. DHS stated that the officers were conducting surveillance related to an individual with a final order of removal.
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