Monday, July 13, 2026

Here's' the latest thing I've seen about the ICESTAPO murder in Maine today, from the Portland Press Herald,  by Isabell Oss and Abby Driscoll

Cecelia Humiston woke up Monday morning to commotion outside her Chapel Street apartment in Biddeford.

The 22-year-old walked out and saw what appeared to be a person on the ground on Pool Street, then heard yelling from other neighbors and cries from a family in distress — two women and a young child.

“She couldn’t have been older than three,” said Humiston, who has a 2-year-old son. “She was still in her Bluey pajamas.”

Just minutes after a man was shot and killed, reportedly by federal immigration officials, Humiston saw who she believes was the victim’s daughter. She said the older of the two women yelled to law enforcement, “You took her dad, you took her dad!”

The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and Presente! Maine identified the victim as a 26-year-old Columbian man. His name has not been released, but the organizations said he had been issued a Social Security number and was authorized to work in the U.S.

Humiston said she did not know the family, but her father told her he’d seen them around town several times over the last few years.

From her window, Humiston could see law enforcement asking the family to stay on the scene and if they had spoken to investigators yet. A member of the family told an officer she “didn’t care,” and wanted to leave, Humiston said.

Humiston described the law enforcement officials as “rude,” and said they barricaded the family’s car from leaving. Another yelled at the little girl, who she said was trying to smell flowers.

Several neighbors said they have seen ICE activity in the city since February. Some recall agents patrolling bus stops and stopping people on the street, but Humiston was shocked to learn about Monday’s incident.

“This is Biddeford, things like this never happen here,” she said.


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