Immigrants, DHS agents and traffic stops: Violent outcomes repeat across the US

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 960

Last Updated: 45 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on July 13 killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national with legal work authorization, in Maine, making him the 22nd person shot at by federal immigration officers during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Nearly all of those 22 incidents – 19 – involved Department of Homeland Security officers shooting upon people in their vehicles during traffic stops, a crucial nexus, according to a States Newsroom …

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