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Tangent<\/h2>\n

Anti-ICE protests mobilized quickly in the immediate wake of the shooting. Local group Biddeford Saco for Racial Justice announced<\/u> a noon protest Monday against the shooting and ICE. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Biddeford, the Portland Press Herald reported, while more gathered outside Collins\u2019 office<\/u> to chant \u201cvote her out.\u201d Collins, Maine\u2019s long-serving Republican senator, is up for reelection this year, and was previously facing a strong challenge from Democrat Graham Platner before he dropped out<\/u> of the race following sexual assault allegations.<\/p>\n

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Surprising Fact<\/h2>\n

The shooting comes after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot<\/u> by an ICE agent Tuesday during a traffic stop in Texas, though witnesses and ICE dispute<\/u> the circumstances of the incident. Araujo was also not the intended target of the administrative warrant that led to the ICE operation in Houston last week, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, said at a press conference<\/u> last week. Earlier, the New York Times<\/u> reported the warrant targeted two migrants, including one person from Guatemala believed to be in a van driven by Araujo, an immigrant from Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Key Background<\/h2>\n

Maine has been one of the targets of the Trump administration\u2019s controversial push to send federal immigration agents to states and cities, often sparking widespread protests and legal action. The Trump administration launched<\/u> \u201cOperation Catch of the Day\u201d in Maine in January, alleging agents would target \u201cthe worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens who have terrorized communities,\u201d but later appeared to end the widescale operation only days later<\/u>. The alleged death in Biddeford and Araujo\u2019s death in Texas come after ICE agents shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minnesota in January, during the federal government\u2019s push into the Twin Cities. Those deaths sparked national outrage and widespread protests, part of a broader opposition to the Trump administration\u2019s hardline immigration agenda and widespread deportation efforts.<\/p>\n

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Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Top Democrats Demand Investigation Of Fatal ICE Shooting In Houston<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

Texas ICE Shooting Victim Was Not The Arrest Target, Lawmaker Says<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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