Protestors Storm Susan Collins’ Biddeford Office After Federal Agent Shot Man
Dozens protested after a fatal ICE-involved shooting, and about two dozen briefly entered the office before police moved them out.
- On Monday, anti-ICE protesters entered Senator Susan Collins' Biddeford office following a shooting that killed a 26-year-old Colombian man during an ICE enforcement operation around 7 a.m.
- Authorities in Maine stated the shooting occurred during an "enforcement operation related to a final order of removal" after the subject allegedly attempted to flee in a vehicle.
- Demonstrators carried signs reading "NO ICE" and chanted "Vote her out!" targeting Collins for her June vote supporting a $70 billion funding bill for Border Patrol and ICE.
- Senator Susan Collins called for a "full and impartial investigation," confirming the FBI is investigating the incident. Police removed roughly two dozen protesters from the office minutes after they entered.
- Senate candidate Jordan Wood, a former Capitol Hill staffer, asked, "How many more people have to be killed at the hands of federal immigration officials?" linking the shooting to broader ICE enforcement concerns.
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In the American town of Biddeford in the state of Maine, people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the presence of immigration service ICE. The protest was prompted by the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Colombian migrant by an ICE agent on Monday morning. According to the authorities, he was attempting to evade a check in his car. The ministry under which ICE falls says that the 26-year-old used his vehicle as a weapon, whereupon…
Protests flare up at Susan Collins' office after ICE shooting in Maine
A group of protesters swarmed Sen. Susan Collins' (R-ME) office Monday after an ICE shooting left a 26-year-old Colombian man dead, according to reports.The group flooded the streets outside the longtime Republican's Maine headquarters after ICE fatally shot Joan Sebastian Guerrero in a car in Biddeford, Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. Immigration rights groups said he was authorized to work in the United States.ICE officials said that th…
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