Homan: ICE officer in Maine shooting shouldn’t have cleared vetting if allegations true
Family members said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer David Brouillette had severe mental health challenges, a history violent behavior and a 2021 head injury that resulted in cognitive deficits, according to The Associated Press. “I don’t think he should ever have cleared vetting,” Homan said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Two of Brouillette’s ex-wives accused him of abuse, which he denied. Brouillette shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 25, at the scene of an operation in Biddeford, Maine, which is now under investigation.
- ▪Family members said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer David Brouillette had severe mental health challenges, a history violent behavior and a 2021 head injury that resulted in cognitive deficits, according to The Associated
- ▪“I don’t think he should ever have cleared vetting,” Homan said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Two of Brouillette’s ex-wives accused him of abuse, which he denied.
- ▪Brouillette shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 25, at the scene of an operation in Biddeford, Maine, which is now under investigation.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting — New York Post
- ▪ Trump’s border czar says a federal officer’s vetting is being reviewed after a Maine shooting — Pulptastic
- ▪ US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Trump’s border czar probes possible vetting failures after ICE shooting — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Trump’s border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting — Boston.com
- ▪ Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting — The Washington Times
- ▪ Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting — ABC News — Politics
- ▪ Trump’s border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting — World news | The Guardian
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State Watch Homan: ICE officer in Maine shooting shouldn’t have cleared vetting if allegations true Comments: by Ashleigh Fields - 07/27/26 3:09 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 07/27/26 3:09 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said the immigration officer accused of fatally shooting a man in Maine should not have cleared the vetting process if allegations of a violent past are true. Family members said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer David Brouillette had severe mental health challenges, a history violent behavior and a 2021 head injury that resulted in cognitive deficits, according to The Associated Press.
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