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DHS says ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety'
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that ICE has used deadly force and at least the ninth death since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Immigrant rights groups identified the man who was killed in Biddeford as a 26-year-old native of Colombia. The Colombian Embassy said it was in contact with U.S. authorities about the Colombian national's death and "is providing the necessary consular assistance to his family." READ MORE: ICE shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine. This is the 2nd time in a week the agency used deadly force The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, said in a post on X that agents were surveilling an address for a person with a
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