Newsweek: ICE involved in Maine shooting, official says

Kevin R. Johnson

13 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

What's going on? Another ICE shooting? Last week it was Houston. Another death? What the heck?

Newsweek reports that a person was killed earlier today in a shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau. “Our community is shaken by this incident. We are heartbroken that someone lost their life. We deserve answers about why lethal force was used and why an operation was being carried out in our streets,” Fecteau said in a press release shared with Newsweek.

Data from the Vera Institute of Justice provides important context to the fatal, ICE involved shooting. Vera's Profile of Immigrants Fact Sheet: Maine, is compiled from publicly available data and highlights the critical role of immigrants for the social and economomic well-being of their communities.

UPDATE (July 14): NPR Reports that:

An immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine. The incident marks the second deadly shooting involving ICE in a week and at least the ninth since President Trump's immigration crackdown began. According to the Department of Homeland Security, agents were monitoring a location linked to a deportation order when someone drove away, leading to the shooting. Some Maine officials say the victim wasn't the intended target. Federal and state law enforcement officials are investigating the shooting.

🎧 Many residents in Biddeford, where the shooting happened, were shocked that something like this would happen in their small town, says reporter Ari Snider of NPR’s network station Maine Public. The victim has been identified as a 26-year-old man, according to immigrant rights groups and Maine’s Independent Sen. Angus King. Community members told Snider that his name is Joan Sebastian Guerrero. He was married and had a young child. Immigrant rights groups say he was authorized to work in the U.S. The shooting happened in the morning, and by noon, hundreds of protesters marched through downtown, Snider says.

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