ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Motorist in Maine During Enforcement Operation

A federal immigration agent fatally shot a motorist during an enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. Security camera footage captured the shooting, which occurred just south of Maine’s largest city. The victim was not the target of the operation, and agents were not wearing body cameras, officials said.

The shooting marked the second time in a week that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents used deadly force on U.S. soil and at least the ninth death since President Donald Trump began the current immigration crackdown.

Democratic candidates and activists gathered outside an office for Republican Sen. Susan Collins and near an ICE facility in Scarborough the following day. Several called for an end to vehicle stops and for changes to the agency’s funding and leadership.

One candidate, the former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said Collins had given the agency a blank check. The candidate called for abolishing ICE and replacing officials who oversee it.

A spokesperson for the Senate Appropriations Committee said Collins had secured $20 million for body cameras, $2 million for de-escalation training, and $20 million for oversight of detention facilities in a spending bill signed in April. Senate Democrats had sought additional requirements, including mandatory body cameras and limits on enforcement near schools and hospitals, but those measures were rejected.

Collins said she spoke with the DHS secretary the night of the shooting and urged a halt to non-urgent vehicle stops while the investigation continues.

An ICE agent fatally shot a man in Houston earlier this month after he attempted to evade arrest in a vehicle. In January, two people were killed by federal officers in Minnesota within days of each other. An AP-NORC poll earlier this year found that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults said Trump has gone too far in sending federal immigration agents into American cities.