Two men have been fatally shot by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in separate incidents within six days, reigniting protests over the aggressive enforcement of Donald Trump's deportation policies.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was killed in Houston, Texas, while driving to work. Six days later, Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, was shot dead in Biddeford, Maine. Both were driving when agents opened fire. Witness videos have cast doubt on official accounts that the victims had 'weaponised' their vehicles or endangered public safety.
The shootings are the 29th and 30th time immigration officers have opened fire since Trump took office, according to the Trace. Eight people have been killed. Twenty-two people have died in ICE custody this year.
Protests have erupted in both cities. In Houston, thousands marched demanding ICE leave the city and for an independent investigation. In Maine, hundreds attended a vigil, though many immigrants fear speaking out due to potential retaliation.
Neither victim was the intended target of the operations. Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, had lived in the US for 35 years and had three US citizen children. Durán Guerrero, from Colombia, worked multiple jobs to support his wife and daughter.
