Justice for Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero! Counter Trump’s Fascist Attacks on Migrants!
On July 14 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed Joan Sbvastian Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine. Durán was the father of Dulce (three-years old) and husband of Karolina Rojas. The International Women's Alliance is outraged at the continued violence being enacted on migrants across the world and recognizes the devastating impacts these attacks have on families for years to come. IWA denounces the deployment of ICE agents who act as nothing more than goons and hired guns for the fascist Trump regime and their imperialist interests. We echo demands extended by Durán's family, legal team, and the government of Colombia to hold ICE accountable and for a thorough and just investigation into the events that led to Durán's murder.
Initially the Department of Homeland Security claimed that Durán was targeted because of a warrant for his detention - it was later clarified this was not the case and he was targeted by mistake. As a migrant father his life revolved around his daughter - making time to take Dulce to the park every afternoon despite busy work schedules. During a press conference, Rojas recalled Durán's excitement to see Dulce grow up and start school; wanting to ensure that he was a strong part of his daughter's life.
Durán is the eleventh person killed by ICE agents outside detention in 2026. ICE's high rate of fatalities are a result of their ability to act with impunity. Many ICE agents have backgrounds in military service, with the agency gaining a reputation for recruiting men who are unstable and have been previously found unfit to work in law enforcement. The ruling elite of the United States have created a fascist anti-people force who act above the law and carry out the whims of the Trump Administration. The agent who killed Durán has been identified as David Brouillette who, according to his two ex-wives and estranged family, has a history of violent behavior of domestic violence and violent outbursts towards his children. His family also noted that his service in the US military worsened his temper and volatility, saying that his time in the military during the war on Afghanistan "trained him to be a killing monster, a machine. They took someone who was extremely mentally ill and turned him into a killing machine.” Brouillette has since struggled to hold down a steady job due to mental illness and PTSD - but was hired by ICE in 2025. Brouillette is a further example of how ICE attracts vulnerable, volatile and violent men and recruits them to serve as goons for the Trump Regime. This didn't start and doesn't end with the Trump regime, as U.S. militarism incites violence globally with the beginning of the vicious cycle being instituted domestically.
During a press conference, Benjamin Gideon, the lawyer representing Durán's family, raised the following question: “Do we accept the idea that innocent, loving partners and loving and devoted fathers of 3-year-olds can be collateral damage to this government’s policies?” In a world where women and children are too-often the ones bearing the brunt of government neglect, state violence, war, and militarism - Durán's murder is a startling reminder that women and children are also victimized when their husbands, fathers, and brothers are targeted and killed. In the world order that the US is desperately trying to maintain the majority of people are seen and treated as collateral damage - whether that be the men sent to war who return to limited social services or support for PTSD; the migrant fathers who are criminalized and killed on their way to work; or the wives and children who face loss, trauma, and heartache that will never go away. The International Women's Alliance calls for all members and allies to continue to oppose US fascist attacks against migrants, to forge unity and advance the fight to end US imperialism and war across the world that has led to too-many instances of loss that cannot ever be recovered. Only by uniting and fighting for alternative systems that restore dignity; provide services; and protect the innocent can we truly see fascism brought to its knees.
Justice for Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero!
FREE THE MIGRANTS! ONWARDS TO WORKERS LIBERATION!
END ICE'S REIGN OF TERROR AND COUNTER TRUMPS' FASCIST ATTACKS ON MIGRANTS THROUGH WORKING WOMEN'S UNITY!
FIGHT AGAINST FAMILY SEPARATION AND DETENTION!