ICE shooting in Maine sparks uproar and puts a spotlight on GOP Sen. Susan Collins

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Democratic candidates for the expedited Senate primary are pointing to Collins’ vote to fund the deportation agency without policy changes, with some calling to “abolish” ICE.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said ICE needs improvements but defended the agency overall.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images file

July 14, 2026, 2:58 PM EDT / Updated July 14, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT

By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V

WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Biddeford, Maine, has inflamed the expedited Democratic primary for Senate, with some candidates partly blaming Republican incumbent Susan Collins for voting last month to fund the agency without including a series of policy restrictions.

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