Protests by “enraged” citizens took place in Biddeford, Maine, after the death of a 26-year-old Colombian man, killed Monday during an operation by US immigration police (ICE). According to the former mayor of the city, the population is now demanding changes to the federal agency’s methods.
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The death of a 26-year-old man, which occurred during an ICE intervention in Biddeford, continues to spark outrage. According to the information reported, the victim was not the person the agents were looking for, an element which further fuels the anger of the population.
« Yesterday morning the people were mad and they came together and they spent almost the whole day […] several came from the surrounding area. [Ils sont] very enraged, we asked that the people elected […] [fassent] changes with ICE operations,” said Bonita Pothier, the former mayor of Biddeford, in an interview with LCN on Tuesday.
She says residents are seeing a marked change in ICE’s responses.
« [Les gens sont] very very very angry. We’ve had ICE’s presence for years. We have never seen operations like we see today, like we saw yesterday, like we saw in [début de l’année]. […] The citizens are enraged. »
The former mayor is convinced that the pressure from the population will ultimately bear fruit:
« Americans demand change […] and I think that today we are going [voir que] our elected officials will make changes. […] I called the elected officials, senators […]I told them that the people here are mad, have finished being polite and accepting. »
Listen to the full interview in the video above.
