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'Completely Absurd': Top Dem Calls Out Susan Collins Over ICE Body Cams In Maine Killing

Collins said a shutdown delayed ICE body cameras and blamed Democrats for the delay.

'Completely Absurd': Top Dem Calls Out Susan Collins Over ICE Body Cams In Maine Killing
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Sen. Susan Collins blamed Democrats for the lack of body cameras on ICE agents after an agent fatally shot a man in Maine. Sen. Patty Murray and House committee aides disputed her account, saying funding and equipment were available but not deployed.

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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator from Maine and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee

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Patty Murray
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Senator from Washington and top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee

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President of the United States

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Then-Homeland Security secretary

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Susan Collins Responds to Fatal Biddeford ICE Shooting

Outlets agree that a fatal shooting involving ICE in Biddeford drew protesters to Susan Collins's office and that Collins called for an investigation. Left-leaning outlets connect the protests to Collins's support for ICE funding and scrutinize her account of ICE body cameras. Center outlets pair her call for an investigation with scrutiny of her role in ICE policy. Right-leaning outlets center protesters' actions at her office, with some portraying them as aggressors.

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