Bennie Thompson
Role at the time: U.S. representative and ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security
Condemned
Statement summary
Thompson said the Durán family deserved accountability and justice, and he described ICE's use of deadly force as reckless and consequential.
“ICE cannot continue using reckless and deadly force without consequence.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Pingree and Homeland Security Democrats host Biddeford hearing on ICE's deadly use of force · Chellie PingreeStatements by Bennie Thompson, Katherine Clark, and Troy Carter
Official congressional release summarizing the August 17 Biddeford hearing and quoting participants. The statements express the speakers' positions; they do not resolve the state investigation or the disputed vehicle movement.
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Thompson explicitly described ICE's use of deadly force as reckless and said it should carry consequences, directly rejecting the view that the shooting was justified.