Are you sure it is coming from the ice maker? At home I had water leaking into the frig area and the water was turned off to the ice maker. What was happening is there is a heating element that will heat up enough to keep the frost from building up in the freezer. Under normal operation the water will drain to the base of the refrigerator into the holding pan and evaporate. What was happening was the water would build up in the top of the tube and freeze and the overflow would go into the refrigerator.
The fix was to remove the ice maker and back panel of the freezer compartment. Next a piece of 1/8" copper tubing 3 inches long was flattened and then bent into the shape of a ? mark. It was then hung over the heating element and the other end placed in the drain tube. The copper tubing will go down about and inch into the drain tube and is small enough not to totally block the water from passing. There will be enough heat from the tube to keep the water from freezing and everything will work properly.
I watched the repair guy do this fix on my refrigerator up north and it has worked fine ever since.
In your case you will first need to know exactly where the water is coming from.
Good luck and keep everyone posted on your outcome.
VG
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