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Maine Democrats criticize Susan Collins after fatal ICE shooting

Democrats blamed Collins for ICE’s funding, and she said she urged the Homeland Security secretary to halt non-urgent vehicle stops.

Maine Democrats criticize Susan Collins after fatal ICE shooting
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Jul 14, 2026
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After an ICE agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine, Democratic officials and candidates criticized Sen. Susan Collins over her role in funding the agency. Collins said she had urged Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to halt non-urgent vehicle stops while the shooting is investigated.

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Maine senator criticized over her oversight of ICE funding

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Democratic Senate candidate criticizing Collins and calling for ICE to be abolished

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Nirav Shah
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Democratic Senate hopeful who criticized Collins’s oversight of ICE funding

Ed Markey
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Massachusetts senator who called for ICE to be abolished

Donald Trump
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President whose immigration crackdown provides context for the shooting

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary whom Collins said she contacted about the shooting

Former Democratic Senate nominee whose departure from the race forms part of the political context

ALSO MENTIONED  Josh Schwerin, Democratic strategist who argued that the shooting could refocus attention on Collins’s record; Kelli Brennan, Maine State Nurses Association co-president who spoke at a protest

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Susan Collins Calls for Pause in ICE Traffic Stops After Maine Shooting

Following a fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Maine, Senator Susan Collins urged federal officials to pause non-urgent vehicle stops, facing backlash over her past votes funding the agency. Left-leaning outlets focus on local protests and portray Collins's intervention as politically motivated damage control, with Daily Kos arguing she acted to protect her reelection. Center outlets, including Reuters, emphasize the political bind the incident creates for her Senate race amid conflicting federal responses. Right-leaning outlets highlight Collins's defense of agency reforms and reject progressive criticism holding her responsible for the shooting.

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