ICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Witnesses Are Detained, Footage Is Gone.

Update, July 14, 2026: ICE directed its Enforcement and Removal Operations division to halt vehicle stops immediately, according to five ICE officials who spoke with The Intercept. The directive was confirmed in at least three administrative regions and was passed down verbally through field office directors, bypassing the formal process for issuing written policy.

The order followed the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national shot in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. Department of Homeland Security officials said neither man was the intended target of the operation that killed him. Agents in both shootings were not wearing body cameras.

Investigations are now open through the FBI, the DHS Office of Inspector General, and the attorneys general of Maine and Harris County, Texas. Local police departments in both states are participating in the probes. ICE did not respond to a request for comment from The Intercept.

Update, July 16, 2026: Four ICE officials told The Intercept that officers near the scene of a second fatal ICE shooting, in Biddeford, Maine, were wearing Motorola SVX Video Remote Speaker Microphones, which include a camera function, but the recording feature was not activated. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had told Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, that officers at that scene were not wearing body cameras; the ICE officials said the video function on the SVX devices goes unused because ICE runs its body camera program through a separate contract with Axon.

The SVX microphone is capable of storing more than 100 hours of standard-definition video internally, but activating that function requires a paid subscription, according to Motorola promotional materials reviewed by The Intercept. ICE expects to spend more than $100 million on a six-year Motorola contract covering the APX Next All-Band Smart Radio line and accessories, which includes the SVX mic, according to a procurement document on the DHS website.

As of July 16, DHS told NPR that half of ICE field offices have Axon body cameras and the remaining offices will receive them within 60 days. Congress allocated $20 million to expand the camera program but did not pass a mandate requiring ICE officers to use the devices.

Update, July 20, 2026: A second fatal ICE shooting this month occurred in Biddeford, Maine, where 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, a Colombian national, was killed during a traffic stop. As in the Salgado Araujo case, the agent involved wore no body camera and Duran Guerrero was not the intended target of the operation. DHS has said both men attempted to flee and weaponized their vehicles.

The agent identified in the Maine shooting, David Brouillette, had a documented history of domestic violence, according to his ex-wife Ashley Brouillette and several family members who spoke to the Associated Press. Ashley Brouillette told the AP that her ex-husband called her after the shooting and acknowledged he had killed Duran Guerrero. John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE director from 2013 to 2014, told PBS NewsHour on July 20 that the pattern of shootings reflects a training gap specific to vehicular stops, a tactic that was not a significant part of ICE operations before this administration.

Congress allocated $20 million for ICE body cameras, yet none of the agents in either shooting were equipped with them. The DHS secretary recommended a pause on vehicular enforcement stops; President Trump overruled that recommendation. White House Border Czar Tom Homan told reporters on July 20 that “there’s always room for improvement” on ICE agent training but did not announce any specific policy change.