Large protest against ICE draws more than a 1,000 people to Monument Square

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 18, 2026

Words: 456

Last Updated: 5 hours, 25 minutes ago

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As the public outcry against the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by federal immigration agents continues, more than a thousand people gathered in Monument Square in Portland to protest U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement.

Mainers have taken to the streets all week, starting hours after the Biddeford resident and young father was shot as he was leaving for work Monday morning. In the days since, community organizers and political leaders throughout Maine …

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