Mills calls Congress to reform ICE, or abolish it. Maine residents demand more.

By: Eesha Pendharkar, Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 1,061

Last Updated: 4 days, 12 hours ago

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Two days after federal immigration agents fatally shot 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Gov. Janet Mills visited the makeshift memorial residents built in his honor. Within moments, the governor was surrounded by local business owners and neighbors demanding to know why U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were allowed to operate so aggressively in their community — and what the state planned to do about it.

As Mills walked away from the memorial …

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