Biddeford, Maine, is facing mounting protests and official scrutiny after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot 26-year-old Colombian national Joan Sebastian Guerrero on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The shooting occurred around 7:00 a.m. Eastern while ICE agents were conducting targeted surveillance at a residence in the coastal city. Guerrero, also identified by the Colombian Embassy as Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, was legally authorized to work in the United States and lived with his partner and their three-year-old daughter. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered later that day outside an ICE detention facility in Scarborough, demanding accountability and investigations are underway.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.