{"id":8101,"date":"2026-07-26T22:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/trumps-border-czar-probes-possible-vetting-failures-after-ice-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:38:37","slug":"trumps-border-czar-probes-possible-vetting-failures-after-ice-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/trumps-border-czar-probes-possible-vetting-failures-after-ice-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s border czar probes possible vetting failures after ICE shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>ICE officer under review for alleged mental health struggles, violent behavior amid deadly shooting case in Maine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump\u2019s border czar says the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/14\/ice-kills-26-year-old-in-maine-what-happened-and-who-else-has-ice-killed\">Colombian native in Maine<\/a> is under internal review after the officer\u2019s relatives revealed to The Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Homan said on Sunday that if the allegations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer are true, \u201cI don\u2019t think he should ever have cleared vetting.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/25\/sons-of-immigrant-killed-by-ice-in-texas-share-grief-demand-accountability\">Sons of immigrant killed by ICE in Texas share grief, demand accountability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/20\/protests-in-houston-continue-after-ice-killing-of-lorenzo-salgado-araujo\">Protests continue in Houston over ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/24\/us-court-affirms-release-of-pro-palestine-scholar-as-legal-battle-continues\">US court affirms release of pro-Palestine scholar as legal battle continues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s several things under review,\u201d Homan said on CNN about the officer, Army veteran David Brouillette. \u201cThe training is under review. I know this specific case, as far as the vetting, is under review by the internal affairs section.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questions about the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) rush to hire, train and deploy thousands of new ICE officers to carry out Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown have come into stark focus after back-to-back deadly shootings of immigrants in Maine and Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause in vehicle stops after the Maine shooting, but Trump almost immediately reversed course and insisted the stops resume as a necessary tool in his campaign to round up and deport immigrants without current legal status.<\/p>\n<p>DHS did not immediately respond on Sunday to a request for comment about the internal review.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ice-mandates-body-cameras-during-vehicle-stops\">ICE mandates body cameras during vehicle stops<\/h2>\n<p>Homan said that \u201cchanges have been made\u201d and that acting ICE director David Venturella has issued a new directive that body cameras must be in use if officers make a vehicle stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, on all vehicle stops, there\u2019s at least one body camera on site to record the entire event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Venturella \u201csent an instruction out that he wants at least one body camera on those vehicle stops, so we have everything on video\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if the steps the department is taking will be enough to quell the concerns coming from certain Congress lawmakers over DHS training and tactics as it tries to reach Trump\u2019s mass deportation goals.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lawmakers-push-for-answers\">Lawmakers push for answers<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats pressed ICE officials during a closed-door briefing for the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee last week, leaving some with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers were told during the briefing that there have been 56 complaints of excessive force against ICE officers \u2013 32 were cleared, and one was referred for disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p>No discipline had yet been handed out, the lawmakers said they were told. The rest of the incidents are still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has pushed for the use of body cameras and ensured funding for the effort. She had said it was \u201cextremely unfortunate\u201d that the officer involved in the shooting in her home state was not using a camera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE officer under review for alleged mental health struggles, violent behavior amid deadly shooting case in Maine. 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