ICE Contractor Brandon Booth Charged in July 16 Protest Shooting, Held on $100,000 Bond
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 24
ICE Contractor Brandon Booth Charged in July 16 Protest Shooting, Held on $100,000 Bond
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 24
Summary
Brandon Booth, 42, was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault and attempted assault after police said he fired one shot outside the Aurora ICE processing center, wounding 21-year-old protester Emma Landis in the foot.
Police said the shooting followed a verbal confrontation as protesters impeded GEO Group employees trying to enter work; Landis said Booth yelled back, then shot as she and a friend walked away.
Booth was arrested nearby shortly after the July 16 shooting, appeared in court Wednesday and remained in the Adams County Jail late Thursday on $100,000 bond.
GEO Group said Booth has been terminated from the detention center job, while Landis said she plans to return to protesting on crutches.
The Aurora protests are part of wider backlash at GEO-run ICE facilities, including New Jersey's Delaney Hall, where clashes and criticism have intensified during President Trump's immigration crackdown.