Maine ICE agent's anti-immigrant emails surface
The gist
The New York Times reported that ICE agent David Brouillette's sister shared 2021 emails of his anti-immigrant hostility.
The agent, identified in media reports, shot a Colombian man in Biddeford in July.
How it unfolded
- 2021Brouillette sent emails to his sister Elizabeth Emen and relatives berating them and criticizing her longtime relationship with a Colombian man, with whom she had two children.
- 2025 fallBrouillette applied at ICE.
- Dec 1, 2025He was cleared to start at ICE after being fast-tracked through preliminary vetting, amid a hiring surge after the Trump administration called for doubling the number of deportation officers, per anonymous sources.
Key terms
- ICE
- Federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security that enforces immigration and customs laws.
- vetting
- A process of verifying a person's identity and checking their past record, such as education, employment, and criminal history.
Source: Wikipedia