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ICE agent who fatally shot Colombian immigrant in Maine sent racist emails about sister's Colombian partner, his mother says he should not have weapons

ICE agent who fatally shot Colombian immigrant in Maine sent racist emails about sister's Colombian partner, his mother says he should not have weapons

The ICE agent who fatally shot a Colombian immigrant in Maine earlier this year had previously sent racist emails attacking his sister's Colombian partner, according to a New York Times investigation. Despite his problematic past, none of which was kept a secret, David Brouillette was hired by ICE.David Brouillette, the agent identified by family members as the officer who shot 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in July, allegedly made a series of anti-immigrant remarks in emails sent to his sister, Elizabeth Emen, in 2021.In one email, Brouillette wrote about his sister's partner: "He can take his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries." He also attacked the Colombian man's background, writing that his "bloodline knows nothing about what it takes to earn and then CHERISH the freedom America offers."Emen told The New York Times that her brother had no basis for suggesting that her partner was undocumented. She said his comments reflected how he viewed the man because of his race.The Colombian man was legally living in the United States and was pursuing a PhD when Brouillette sent the emails. Emen and her partner have two children.Four years after the exchange, Brouillette fatally shot another Colombian national, Durán Guerrero, during an ICE operation in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.What happened in the fatal shooting?Durán…

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The ICE agent who fatally shot a Colombian immigrant in Maine earlier this year had previously sent racist emails attacking his sister's Colombian partner, according to a New York Times investigation. Emen and her partner have two children.Four years after the exchange, Brouillette fatally shot another Colombian national, Durán Guerrero, during an ICE operation in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.What happened in the fatal shooting?Durán…

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