ICE officer under review for alleged mental health issues and violent behavior amid deadly shooting case in Maine.
Posted on July 26, 2026
President Donald Trump's border czar says the background investigation of an immigration officer involved in the fatal shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after the officer's relatives revealed to The Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health problems and violent behavior.
Tom Homan said Sunday that if the allegations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer are true, “I don't think he should have ever passed the background investigation.”
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“There are several things under review,” Homan said on CNN about the officer, Army veteran David Brouillette. “The training is under review. I know that this specific case, as far as the investigation goes, is under review by the internal affairs section.”
Questions about the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) rush to hire, train and deploy thousands of new ICE agents to carry out Trump's immigration crackdown have come to light after back-to-back deadly shootings of immigrants in Maine and Houston.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause on vehicle stops after the Maine shooting, but Trump almost immediately changed course and insisted that stops resume as a necessary tool in his campaign to detain and deport immigrants without current legal status.
DHS did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment on the internal review.
ICE requires body cameras during vehicle stops
Homan said “changes have been made” and that acting ICE Director David Venturella has issued a new directive that body cameras must be in use if agents stop a vehicle.
“Right now, at all vehicle stops, there is at least one body camera in place to record the entire event,” he said.
He said Venturella “sent instructions that he wants at least one body camera at those vehicle stops, so we have everything on video.”
It's unclear whether the steps the department is taking will be enough to assuage concerns among certain congressional lawmakers about DHS's training and tactics as it tries to achieve Trump's mass deportation goals.
Lawmakers press for answers
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern.
Democrats pressured ICE officials during a closed-door briefing for the House Homeland Security Committee last week, leaving some with more questions than answers.
During the briefing, lawmakers were informed that there have been 56 complaints of excessive force against ICE agents: 32 were acquitted and one was referred for disciplinary action.
Lawmakers said no disciplinary action had yet been issued. The rest of the incidents are still under investigation.
Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, chairwoman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, has pushed for the use of body cameras and secured funding for the initiative. She had said it was “extremely unfortunate” that the officer involved in the shooting in her home state was not wearing a camera.
