Rosanna Berardi, Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law, joined ABC News alongside correspondent Victor Oquendo to break down one of the most searched-about immigration stories of the week: the deadly ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine.
The segment comes in the wake of a fatal encounter earlier this week in which a federal immigration agent shot and killed a man during an attempted vehicle stop. Federal officials say the driver was not the intended target of the operation. The incident has drawn national attention and follows a separate deadly ICE-involved shooting in Houston, Texas, just days earlier, fueling growing public concern over how these operations are being carried out and what rights individuals have when approached by immigration officers.
In the interview, Rosanna and Victor Oquendo worked through the questions viewers are asking most: what actually happens during an ICE traffic stop, what obligations (if any) a driver or passenger has to comply, and what rights every individual, regardless of immigration status, retains under the U.S. Constitution when approached by federal agents. It’s a timely and practical breakdown at a moment when ICE activity, and the uncertainty surrounding it, is escalating in communities across the country.
Watch the full segment here: What to know about deadly ICE-involved shooting in Maine
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