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Maine Judge Rejects Protective Order Against ICE Killer

7/17/2026

Summary

Story summary

A Maine judge denied Ashley Brouillette’s protective-order request, finding the sworn complaint—where she alleged David Michael Brouillette threatened her life and abused her—did not show danger and set a hearing in 21 days.
David Michael Brouillette, an Army veteran discharged in 2015 for PTSD, was the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
No body-camera footage exists because ICE agents lacked cameras.

History

Historical Context

In September 1994 President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act, allocating $1.6 billion and creating the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women. The 2000 United States v. Morrison decision narrowed its civil-remedy provisions, yet the 2024 Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Rahimi upheld federal power to enforce protective orders. Maine’s recent denial of a restraining order echoes these longstanding enforcement tensions.

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Story summary

A Maine judge denied Ashley Brouillette’s protective-order request, finding the sworn complaint—where she alleged David Michael Brouillette threatened her life and abused her—did not show danger and set a hearing in 21 days.
David Michael Brouillette, an Army veteran discharged in 2015 for PTSD, was the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
No body-camera footage exists because ICE agents lacked cameras.

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