Aurora police arrested Brandon Booth, a GEO Group employee, after they said he fired at two women outside the Aurora ICE Processing Center, wounding one. The company said Booth has been placed on unpaid administrative leave and that it will cooperate with law enforcement.
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Relatives of ICE officer David Brouillette say he had a history of violent behavior and mental health struggles before he fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine. The case is intensifying scrutiny of ICE hiring and oversight during a rapid expansion of the agency’s ranks.
President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham and urged her to run for a full term after she was appointed to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. South Carolina will hold a special Republican primary on Aug. 11.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said states could face penalties if they do not cooperate with DHS checks of voter rolls for noncitizens. Election experts and state officials questioned the administration’s figures and warned the database at issue can produce errors.
Ronald L. Fischer, convicted in absentia of first-degree sexual assault after fleeing his 2005 trial, was arrested aboard a 56-foot sailboat off New Jersey. Authorities said newly developed leads helped locate the vessel, which was registered under an alias.
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party and is set to become prime minister on Monday. He promised to unite Labour, confront Reform UK and shift power away from Westminster.
Brenda Fricker, the Dublin-born actor who won an Oscar for “My Left Foot” and played memorable roles in “Home Alone 2” and “Casualty,” has died at 81. Her agent said she died in Dublin after “a period of ill health.”
The U.S. expanded its air campaign in southern Iran, striking bridges, port facilities and power infrastructure, while Iran launched retaliatory attacks toward U.S. bases and allies in the Gulf and beyond. The fighting has sharply reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed oil prices higher.