Driver fatally shot by ICE in Biddeford was ‘not the target,’ King spokesman says22%

By Bryan Hecht0%

7/14/2026, 11:58:21 AM

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The man shot and killed by an ICE agent in Biddeford, Maine on Monday was “not the target,” of immigration officials deportation investigation, according to Matthew Felling, a spokesperson for Senator Angus King. The man, who Felling identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, was a 26-year-old Colombian national living in the United States with valid work authorization, according to a pair of immigrants’s rights groups. According to Felling, in an earlier phone conversation Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Senator King on Monday that Guerrero was the target of an arrest warrant and deportation order. But hours later, Felling said, Mullin updated King that the man in fact was “not the target of the warrant.” It is not clear how Guerrero ended up targeted by immigrations officers, nor who the intended target was. <i>This is a developing story and will be updated.</i>

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Matthew Felling

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