Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn’t up for removal
A poster of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a man killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is displayed among flowers and tributes at a makeshift memorial in Biddeford, Maine, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) A woman visits a makeshift memorial for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who was killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Biddeford, Maine, July 15, 2026, (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot and killed a motorist was a roommate who was not subject to a final removal order, a Democratic congresswoman from the state said.
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She added that it was previously established Durán Guerrero was not the intended target and also did not have a final order of removal, but did have a pending asylum case and a valid work permit. “Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero should be alive today,” Pingree said during the hearing. “More than a month later, there are still so many basic questions that remain unanswered by ICE and the Trump administration.” The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement late Monday that it stands by its prior assessment of the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security said at the time of the shooting that Durán Guerrero attempted to flee the scene and the ICE officer discharged his weapon because he feared for public safety. Pingree and other Democratic Congress members have also called for answers from Homeland Security about its training and vetting of agents after it was disclosed that the ICE officer involved in the shooting had a history of violent behavior and mental health issues.
