特朗普政府边境专员Tom Homan在接受采访时表示，涉及7月13日缅因州致命枪击事件的ICE官员David Brouillette不应该通过背景审查[1]。事件中，25岁的哥伦比亚籍男子Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero遇难[1]。Homan指出，Brouillette被两位前妻指控存在虐待行为，这些信息原本应在招聘审查中被发现[1]。其中一位前妻Lucinda Brouillette声称："如果问我是否相信David Brouillette有能力实施这个层度的暴力，我的答案是明确的是"[1]。
国土安全部已启动对该官员背景审查和培训流程的内部审查[2]。Homan表示："如果指控属实，我认为他不应该通过审查"[2]。此外，国土安全部已被告知有56起ICE官员过度武力投诉，其中32起被驳回，1起被转交纪律处分[2]。针对执法透明度问题，缅因州和德州两起ICE官员枪击事件均未获得执法记录仪录像[1]。作为回应，ICE已发布新指令要求官员在车辆检查时使用执法记录仪[2]。
自特朗普大规模驱逐运动开始以来，至少10人在与移民官员的接触中丧生[2]。
Trump administration border enforcement official Tom Homan has challenged the vetting process that cleared an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in a fatal shooting in Maine on July 13.[1][2] The victim, 25-year-old Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, was killed during an encounter with ICE officer David Brouillette.[1][2]
In remarks to CNN, Homan stated that Brouillette "should not have cleared vetting" if the allegations against him were true.[2] Two former wives have accused Brouillette of abuse, with one describing "a pattern of sustained abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear and control," and another asserting she believed he was capable of committing violence at this level.[1] Homan acknowledged that such a history would represent "a vetting issue" that should have surfaced during the recruitment screening process.[1] The Department of Homeland Security subsequently initiated an internal review of the officer's background check and training procedures.[2]
The incident has intensified scrutiny of ICE recruitment protocols and officer conduct. Neither the Maine shooting nor a similar ICE officer shooting in Texas produced body camera footage.[1] In response, the department ordered that ICE officers must wear body cameras during vehicle checkpoints.[2] The Department of Homeland Security reported receiving 56 complaints of excessive force against ICE officers, with 32 dismissed and one referred for disciplinary action.[2] At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration enforcement officials since the Trump administration's large-scale deportation campaign began.[2]