PORTLAND — After Monday’s fatal shooting in Biddeford involving ICE personnel, Mainers are holding Susan Collins accountable for her role in enabling ICE to operate without accountability.
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NYT: An ICE Shooting in Maine Puts Pressure on Senator Susan Collins
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The fatal shooting of a Colombian man in Maine by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has put pressure on Senator Susan Collins, with several of the Democrats seeking to challenge her criticizing her support for aspects of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.
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[Democrats] have seized on the incident, drawing attention to her votes to fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection and to confirm both of Mr. Trump’s second-term homeland security secretaries, Mr. Mullin and his predecessor, Kristi Noem.”
Newsweek: Susan Collins Faces Protester Fury After Deadly Maine ICE Shooting
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Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine faced criticism and protests from Democrats on Monday following a fatal shooting linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Biddeford, Maine.
Associated Press: Maine Democrats criticize GOP Sen. Susan Collins after the fatal ICE shooting in the state
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[..] The ICE shooting and the immediate backlash in a state Trump lost by 7 points suggests that Collins may have only begun to answer tough questions about the situation and her role in funding the agency.
Bangor Daily News: Protesters gather at Susan Collins’ office after ICE shooting in Biddeford
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Protesters filled the street outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Biddeford after a federal immigration enforcement agent fatally shot a man in the small York County city on Monday morning.
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Some of the protestors came into the entryway of the Republican senator’s Main Street office shouting “Vote her out!” the Portland Press Herald reported.
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