Scrutiny Mounts Over ICE After Fatal Maine Shooting, Medicaid Data Sharing
The ex-wife of the officer who shot a man in Biddeford described a history of racist views and violence, as a separate court case revealed improper data sharing.
Federal immigration enforcement is facing fresh scrutiny after the ex-wife of the ICE agent who fatally shot a man in Biddeford, Maine, said he had a history of racist beliefs and violent tendencies, and after a separate court case revealed the agency improperly shared Medicaid data with the data-analytics firm Palantir.
Ashley Brouillette identified her ex-husband, David Brouillette, as the officer who shot Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on Monday, telling NPR she learned of his involvement only when he called her Wednesday. Her account has intensified calls from congressional Democrats for answers about how immigration officers are vetted, after an Associated Press report found the agent had a documented history of violence and mental health issues, PBS NewsHour reported.
Separately, a federal court case brought by Democratic-led states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data revealed that the agency had received Medicaid information it was not authorized to have, which it shared with Palantir, the software firm that has become a key contractor in the administration's deportation efforts, according to NPR.
Together, the revelations have added to Democratic lawmakers' demands for greater oversight of how ICE agents are hired and how personal data collected for public benefits programs is used in immigration enforcement.
— Compiled from reporting by NPR News and PBS NewsHour.