ICE Officer's Vetting Questioned After Fatal Shooting of Colombian Man in Biddeford, Maine

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian native, in Biddeford, Maine. Following the shooting, Maine State Police worked with the state Attorney General's Office and federal officials to investigate the incident, with a briefing on the case occurring around July 13, 2026. Governor Janet Mills issued a letter to Maine's congressional delegation calling for Congress to immediately reform or, if necessary, abolish ICE. Separately, Tom Homan, the Trump administration's border czar, said in a July 26 interview on CNN's State of the Union that he did not believe the ICE officer involved in the shooting should have ever cleared the agency's vetting process. Homan's comments came after reports surfaced that two of the officer's ex-wives had previously accused him of abuse. Homan also said the officer's vetting is now under internal review. The investigation into the shooting by Maine State Police and the Attorney General's Office remains ongoing, and no findings or conclusions about the circumstances of the shooting have been publicly confirmed. It remains unresolved whether the abuse allegations against the officer were known or disclosed during his original vetting process, and no details about disciplinary action or the officer's current employment status have been established. Congress has not yet responded to Governor Mills' call for ICE reform.