Markwayne Mullin promised a quieter DHS. Then came the shootings
Eduardo Cuevas
USA Today
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US ICE agents shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine early Monday morning. Department of Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin first said that the man was a target of an ICE investigation and that he had attempted to "weaponise" his vehicle. Later the story changed – it …
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference June 11 with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche about unaccompanied minors at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
Family members speak during a news conference July 8 after an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican motorist in Houston, Texas.
Antranik Tavitian, Reuters
People embrace at a makeshift memorial for Johan Sebastian Duran, a driver who was fatally shot July 13 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Biddeford, Maine.
People hold placards as they take part in a protest at Mechanics Park after a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Biddeford, Maine, U.S. July 13, 2026. REUTERS/CJ Gunther
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, holds a copy of a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a press conference July 10 regarding the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas.
A poster calling for a national day of action against ICE hangs July 16 near a makeshift memorial for Johan Sebastian Duran, a driver who was fatally shot on July 13 by ICE agents in Maine.
A Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston was not the person federal authorities had been looking for, officials have said. According to Democratic congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, the immigration agency confirmed that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “was not a target.”
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference June 11 with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche about unaccompanied minors at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
People hold placards as they take part in a protest at Mechanics Park after a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Biddeford, Maine, U.S. July 13, 2026. REUTERS/CJ Gunther
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, holds a copy of a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a press conference July 10 regarding the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas.
A poster calling for a national day of action against ICE hangs July 16 near a makeshift memorial for Johan Sebastian Duran, a driver who was fatally shot on July 13 by ICE agents in Maine.
People embrace at a makeshift memorial for Johan Sebastian Duran, a driver who was fatally shot July 13 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Biddeford, Maine.
