{"id":976,"date":"2026-07-13T21:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:42:52","slug":"illegal-alien-shot-by-ice-after-allegedly-weaponizing-vehicle-enraged-anti-ice-agitators-try-to-storm-sen-collins-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=976","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien Shot By ICE After Allegedly Weaponizing Vehicle; Enraged Anti-Ice Agitators Try to Storm Sen. Collins\u2019 Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>An illegal immigrant in Biddeford, Maine has been shot dead by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent after he allegedly tried to run over the agent with his car.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=974\">Non-Citizen Voting Arrests Continue to Mount, State Officials Put on Notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senator Angus King (I-Maine) said that Homeland Security\u00a0 officials told him the 26-year old man had been ordered to leave the country and that he had \u201cweaponized the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) told reporters they\u2019ve learned little from federal agencies about the shooting, and said they believe the ICE agents were not equipped with body cameras.<\/p>\n<p>An eye witness who drove by the scene as it was enfolding, corroborated what DHS told Sen. King.<\/p>\n<p>The man told the <em>Portland Press Herald<\/em> that the driver was told multiple times to stop by an ICE agent, but instead of stopping, he put the car in drive and drove toward the officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I was approaching, you could see flashing blue lights,\u201d the witness said. \u201cThe ICE agent was yelling and drew his weapon,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd he kept yelling and yelling and warning the person driving\u2014which is when the car was put into drive and was trying to hit the ICE officer\u2014and he fired probably four shots at him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PUEzuHUjATk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"750\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Man witnessed shooting involving immigration agents in Biddeford, Maine\" width=\"422\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The vehicle was registered to a Jhonathan Ramires, who was living in Biddeford, according to WMTW, but it\u2019s not clear if Ramires was the person who was shot, as federal officials have not yet officially released any details about the incident or the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition told the media the man was from Columbia and that he was \u201cauthorized\u201d to work in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is investigating the incident, with support from Maine State Police and the Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second fatal ICE shooting in less than a week, following a similar incident in Houston, Texas, on June 7, where an illegal alien from Mexico was shot during a targeted enforcement operation.<\/p>\n<p>As he was attempting to evade arrest, the driver of that vehicle, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, allegedly rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=972\">Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration\u2019s Anti-DEI Grant Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DHS said in a statement that Araujo had refused to follow multiple verbal commands and attempted to run over an ICE law enforcement officer resulting in the officer firing his weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s\u00a0 shooting, which occurred just before 7:18 a.m., sparked immediate protests and calls for accountability from local Democrats and illegal immigrant rights groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo more hate, no more fear!\u201d agitators chanted as they meandered down the street. \u201cImmigrants are welcome here!\u201d they yelled.<\/p>\n<p>A mob of several hundred anti-ICE agitators marched down the street chanting \u201cno more hate, no more fear!\u201d before swamping the Biddeford City Hall and attempting to storm Sen. Susan Collins\u2019 office.<\/p>\n<p>As the mob massed outside Sen. Collins\u2019 Biddeford office, about a dozen agitators made it inside the entryway, chanting \u201cVote her out!\u201d and banging their fists on the office\u2019s locked doors.<\/p>\n<div><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GhSMCS3EJbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"750\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Protesters outside Sen. Susan Collins office in Biddeford\" width=\"422\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Panicked staffers inside could be seen on the phone as the situation intensified, according to <em>the Press Herald.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, five Biddeford police officers reportedly appeared and pushed through the entryway and placed themselves between mob and the door.<\/p>\n<p>They continued to chant \u201cvote her out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is your fault Susan!\u201d one man shrieked. \u201cYou\u2019re a fascist!\u201d another person yelled at the officers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q6RSCbBH0W0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"Protestors rally outside of Susan Collins\u2019s office after fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Maine Democrat Troy Jackson posted \u201cI\u2019ve been alerted to the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford this morning. Jackson is running for the U.S. Senate now that disgraced nominee Graham Platner has dropped out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team is monitoring this situation very closely and will provided updates as we learn more. My heart is with Biddeford \u2013 and with all Mainers,\u201d Jackson added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=970\">Senate Scrambles to Confirm Trump Nominees Before August Recess<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An illegal immigrant in Biddeford, Maine has been shot dead by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent after he allegedly tried to run over the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Illegal Alien Shot By ICE After Allegedly Weaponizing Vehicle; Enraged Anti-Ice Agitators Try to Storm Sen. 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