As Twitchy reported earlier on Monday, there was rioting in Maine and a rush on Sen. Susan Collins' office after a 26-year-old Colombian national was shot and killed by ICE after he allegedly weaponized his vehicle against the agents. The shooting comes just a week after a Mexican illegal was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston after he allegedly tried to run him over with his car.
We write a lot about Cato's director of immigration studies, David J. Bier, whose job is to beclown himself advocating for unfettered illegal immigration and an end to deportations. Bier noticed a theme emerging in these shootings … they always seem to happen when ICE agents position themselves in front of operational vehicles. Hint: They do that to keep the illegal from speeding off. Sometimes the illegal tries to speed off anyway.
A theme in ICE shootings is putting their bodies in front of operational vehicles. This practice is dangerous for the officers and manufactures a reason for them to shoot drivers if they make one wrong move. One witness says the victim said, "I tried to stop" before dying. pic.twitter.com/uSS6Lbaw6z
— David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) July 13, 2026
You know what else is a theme David? The people being stopped try to flee.
— Frank フランク (@richardrahl1086) July 13, 2026
Maybe don’t hit the gas when a cop is in front of you asshole.
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 13, 2026
A theme in ICE shootings is subjects trying to run over the agents.
— Richard DeCamp (@richdecamp) July 13, 2026
Here's a crazy thought, Dave. When an officer is approaching your vehicle, lower your window, turn off the ignition, and obey his or her orders.
— AdamInHTownTX (@AdamInHTownTX) July 13, 2026
I have a surefire way to not get shot by ICE agents. Ask me how.
— Farbrook (@CellarDoor747) July 13, 2026
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Aaron Parnas posted a photograph from the scene, which shows bullet holes in the car's windshield.
NEW: Image from today's ICE-involved shooting in Maine shows bullet holes in the vehicle's window.
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) July 13, 2026
This image was sent to me by someone on the ground before police covered up the scene. pic.twitter.com/637Xh9tvmT
ICE agents fired about six shots at this man while he was driving. ICE agents know that killing a driver does not stop a vehicle. https://t.co/gxMIupVdV6 pic.twitter.com/S0oov04YT8
— David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) July 13, 2026
Maybe he should have taken a lawmaker's advice to shoot out the tires.
Front… window.
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 13, 2026
What exactly are you trying to communicate here?
— Ring Tail (@RingTailed16521) July 13, 2026
This looks as one would expect
Wow.
— Elon Made Me Join (@ElonJoin839) July 13, 2026
So the front WINDSHIELD.
Like the officer was in FRONT.
Another narrative, poof. Gone.
It's almost as if they were standing in front of the car and shot at the driver. What a mystery!
— HowlingMadMurphy (@themurderwave) July 13, 2026
So, what does that tell you about the position of the officer in relation to the vehicle, Aaron?
— Joel Schamber (@JoelSchamber) July 13, 2026
So the guy was directly in front of the moving vehicle when he fired?
— Dingus Khan, Warlord of Portland (@DingusKingus) July 13, 2026
Thanks for clarifying. Thats exactly where bullet holes would be when someone is driving directly at you trying to run you over. I was on the fence before your post. Cheers
— fattony (@fattony00) July 13, 2026
You can only put those holes if you're standing in front of the car
— Alyz Luke (@alyz_luke) July 13, 2026
Looks like the ICE agent was trained very well to place the shots exactly where he intended.
— Beef pie (@GrassBladeDew) July 13, 2026
Good job ICE!
Seems pretty damning for the suspect
— DmitriThaSheep (@DmitriThaSheep) July 13, 2026
Bier, of course, would have it so there are no ICE agents at all, let alone them standing in front of the vehicle to keep it from escaping. Some people are even digging up a 2014 article from The Nation claiming that U.S. Border Patrol agents deliberately stepped in front of cars to justify shooting the drivers.
Not a new theme either. Article from 2014 https://t.co/OkWnSUee1g
— Golden Odyssey (@golden_odyssey) July 13, 2026
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