I Watched a Wife Fall to Her Knees

Dear Representative Stauber,

“I watched a wife fall to her knees looking at her husband’s dead body on the ground… I heard a howl that came from [her] soul."

- Mary Hayes, resident of Biddeford, Maine and witness to ICE shooting of Joan Sebastian Guerrero on 7/13/26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote sources:

Associated Press. “Man Killed by ICE Officers in Biddeford, Maine Identified as Husband, Father of 3-Year-Old Girl.” WDBJ7, 14 July 2026, https://www.wdbj7.com/2026/07/14/man-killed-by-ice-officers-maine-identified-husband-father-3-year-old-girl/.

Rubin, Madaleine. “What We Know about the ICE Shooting in Maine.” New York Times, 13 June 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine-guerrero.html. (Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine-guerrero.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.loFk.CWP9ygDIm3WI&smid=nytcore-ios-share).

Image source:

A Mighty Girl. “The three-year-old girl, still wearing her Bluey pajamas, stood crying in the street… ” Facebook, 14 July 2026, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BZSdQptWW/.

Mailed July 15, 2026