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🌱 What we now know about the man ICE killed in Biddeford

Biddeford, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What we now know about the man ICE killed in Biddeford
  • Biddeford’s Brady Fleurent lands another ECHL contract after big season
  • How a Biddeford ICE shooting helped trigger a nationwide policy pause

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 92 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 60.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Maine ICE shooting victim has been identified. What to know about him (usatoday.com) — Biddeford residents are learning more about Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the 26-year-old Colombian man shot and killed by an ICE officer during a traffic stop in the city Monday morning. Federal officials say the officer fired while Guerrero tried to flee in a vehicle, while local advocates emphasize he was authorized to work in the U.S. and leave behind a young daughter and grieving community.
   

2. Adirondack adds Fleurent (prohockeynews.com) — A Biddeford native is heading back to the Adirondack Thunder, as forward Brady Fleurent has signed for the 2026–27 ECHL season. The former University of New England standout is coming off a 63-point year in Norfolk and remains one of the league’s more productive veterans.
   

3. ICE halts most traffic-stop arrests in wake of fatal shootings (newsday.com) — A recent ICE traffic-stop shooting in Biddeford, where an immigrant driver was killed, has prompted a nationwide pause on most vehicle-stop arrests by immigration officers. Federal officials and Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins are calling for answers and policy reviews as questions mount about how and why officers opened fire in both Biddeford and Houston.
   

4. ICE bosses blast Trump for pushing DHS to 'breaking point' after fatal shootings (themirror.com) — A fatal ICE shooting of a 26-year-old man in Biddeford is drawing national scrutiny, with a senior ICE official blaming Trump-era arrest quotas and overwork for pushing agents to a breaking point. The insider argues enforcement should be temporarily halted while the agency reassesses tactics to prevent more deadly encounters like the one in Biddeford.
   

5. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls to ‘abolish ICE' (americanbazaaronline.com) — A fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, where a 26-year-old Colombian man authorized to work in the U.S. was killed during a traffic stop, is drawing national attention. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the killing, calling ICE irredeemable and renewing demands to abolish the agency as federal investigators review conflicting accounts of the incident and a similar deadly stop in Houston.
   

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    Wednesday July 15
  • PORT KNITTERS →
    Louis T. Graves Memorial Library Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
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    2:00 pm
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    Latitudes At Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport
    4:00 pm
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    5:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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