Chellie Pingree
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Maine’s 1st congressional district
Condemned
Statement summary
Pingree called the death needless and challenged DHS’s justification, training, vetting and transparency.
“This needless death raises the question of whether DHS has learned anything from prior tragedies, or whether DHS has the decency to care.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Pingree Demands Answers from DHS After Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford · Chellie PingreePress release and full letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
Official congressional release and letter challenging DHS’s justification, agent vetting, training, body-camera use and transparency after the shooting.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Calling the death needless rejects the shooting as a justified or unavoidable outcome.