Colombian national killed by ICE agent during operation in Maine

A Colombian national was killed by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during an operation in the state of Maine, officials confirmed, with local authorities saying the matter is under investigation. The precise circumstances of the encounter have not yet been made public in detail.

The death came just days after an undocumented migrant was fatally shot by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Houston, Texas. With the two incidents occurring in close succession, questions have resurfaced over the agency's use of force during field operations.

The speaker of the Maine House of Representatives was among the officials to confirm the shooting and called for a transparent accounting of what happened. Immigrant rights groups argue that the back-to-back deaths make an independent review of ICE's field operations necessary.

The Colombian government has requested information about the death of its citizen and said it expects a response from US authorities. Colombian officials have previously made similar requests following deaths in US custody.

The incident comes amid a broader period of intensified immigration enforcement in the United States. A lack of coordination between state and federal authorities has also complicated the investigative process in cases like this one.