Fatality Involving ICE Officer Reported in Maine, US

Six Days After Fatal Incident in Texas

A shooting incident involving an officer from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) occurred in Maine, resulting in one fatality. This comes just six days after a fatality occurred during a vehicle inspection involving ICE officers in Houston, Texas.

Protest against ICE immigration enforcement. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, announced on Facebook on the 13th (local time), "There was a shooting in Biddeford this morning," adding, "An ICE officer was involved." He continued, "State police and the Department of Public Safety are determining the details at the scene, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is also expected to launch an investigation."

The specific details of the incident have not been disclosed. According to reports from the Associated Press and other foreign media, ICE, the FBI, and the Maine Department of Public Safety did not respond to requests for comment. Biddeford, where the incident occurred, is a small coastal city with a population of about 23,000, located approximately 20 kilometers south of Portland.

According to the AP, a local immigrant rights group, Project Relief, stated that a "young member" died "in an encounter with ICE in Biddeford." Immediately after the incident, another immigrant organization began planning a protest condemning ICE at a downtown park in Biddeford, and it was reported that demonstrators had already started gathering at the site.

Meanwhile, ICE also faced fierce protests earlier this year after conducting a large-scale illegal immigration enforcement operation in Maine.

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