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Maine death marks at least the 9th fatality in US immigration sweeps
An analysis found eight of the shootings were fatal, and officials say the total is likely an undercount because some incidents were not publicly reported.
- On Monday in Biddeford, Maine, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a person, marking the second fatal incident involving ICE within seven days across 2,000 miles.
- Last Tuesday in Houston, Texas, an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who had been in the U.S. for more than 30 years, though he was not the intended target of the operation.
- Sen. Angus King said the Department of Homeland Security claimed the Maine victim 'weaponized the vehicle,' yet DHS reported lacking body camera footage to corroborate the incident.
- These two latest incidents are among at least 29 shootings by federal immigration officials during President Donald Trump's second term, with eight of those encounters proving fatal.
- The July fatalities follow two deaths in Minneapolis, Minnesota, five months ago, continuing a pattern of immigration enforcement-related killings extending beyond shootings during the current administration's enforcement operations.
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Maine death marks at least the 9th fatality in US immigration sweeps
The fatal shooting of a Maine motorist by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is at least the ninth fatality linked to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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