Colombian with work permit dies in shooting in Maine where ICE is involved
The 26-year-old man killed in a shooting in Maine where ICE was involved was identified as Colombian
The man who lost his life this Monday during an operation where a shooting occurred in which the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) was involved was identified as a 26-year-old Colombian citizen who had a valid work permit, reported the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC) and the organization Presente!.
After confirming the identity of the victim, both organizations expressed their outrage at what happened and demanded an independent investigation to clarify the circumstances of the case.
Organizations mourn the death of the young Colombian
In a joint statement, MIRC and Presente! They noted that the young man had arrived in Maine with the goal of living and working, and described his death as an irreparable loss for the immigrant community.
“He was a member of our community, a neighbor and a human being whose life was tragically cut short,” both organizations expressed when sending their condolences to the family and people close to the victim.
They also reported that the Colombian's relatives are now grieving after an incident related to ICE agents.
They denounce the operation and ask for transparency
In addition to mourning the death, the organizations revealed that, after the shooting in Biddeford, they received reports from residents who claimed to have seen immigration agents carrying out operations in the area.
For MIRC and Presente!, this situation is “deeply disturbing,” which is why they insisted that the authorities must offer a clear explanation for what happened.
"This is devastating, outrageous and unacceptable. Their loved ones deserve answers and the public deserves a full and transparent explanation," they said.
They ask that ICE not investigate the case
Migrant rights organizations requested that the investigation be carried out by an independent body and not by ICE itself.
Among their demands is the preservation of all available evidence, including body camera recordings, surveillance videos, communications between agents and any other element that allows us to reconstruct what happened.