Fatal ICE shooting in Maine comes just days after similar incident in Texas – US politics live
by Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#76ZGT)
Monday's ICE shooting in Maine is at least the seventh instance of a person shot dead during immigration enforcement operations since January 2025
Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born private equity investor in Chicago, will serve as chairman of a new state department enterprise fund overseeing more than $200m designated for a central Asia trade corridor, including investments in transportation, energy infrastructure and critical minerals, the Guardian has learned.
The state department confirmed his appointment on Friday.
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