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The Guardian·4d ago

ICE agents kill man in Maine as senator says victim not target of arrest

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A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Biddeford, Maine on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed, just days ⁠after a man ⁠was killed by an immigration officer during a traffic stop in Texas. In the statement, DHS claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were “conducting targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal”. DHS claimed “an illegal alien” left the residence agents were surveilling in a vehicle, which law enforcement “attempted” to stop. It said: “The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” The person killed by the…

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