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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

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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

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.