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One person is dead after a shooting involving federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in Maine, state House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said.
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In a social media post, Fecteau said the shooting occurred on the morning of Monday, July 13, in the city of Biddeford, about 15 miles south of Portland.
“State Police and the Department of Public Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well,” Fecteau said.
ICE and the FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Biddeford Police Department referred USA TODAY’s questions to ICE. The police department said it is not leading the investigation and added there is no ongoing threat to the public.
State police and the FBI could be seen at the scene of the shooting, which was cordoned off with police tape. Officials have not yet released additional information about the circumstances of the shooting, the identity of the person killed or the role of federal agents.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said on X that she’s aware of reports about the shooting.
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“I am so deeply disturbed and angry,” she said in a video posted on social media, adding that her office is working to learn what happened. “My sympathy to the individual and their family and to the entire community of Biddeford.”
The shooting comes less than a week after an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop. The case triggered protests and a wave of scrutiny on federal agents months after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration officers in Minneapolis.
In January, ICE launched a large-scale enforcement effort in Maine dubbed “Operation Catch of the Day.” The agency surged federal agents into the state and accused its leaders of having “sanctuary” policies. Less than two weeks later, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and other officials announced that ICE had ended the operation.
The effort mirrored similar deployments to other states, including Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Illinois. But after backlash over the aggressive enforcement and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the highly visible operations came to an end, though immigration arrests have continued.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ICE-involved shooting leaves 1 person dead in Maine, lawmaker says
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This story was originally published July 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM.