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Janet Mills

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Janet Mills is the Democratic governor of Maine. A lawyer and former prosecutor, she previously held office as Maine attorney general and in the Maine House of Representatives. She was first elected governor in 2018.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Janet Mills, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Janet Mills

Portrait of Janet Mills

Janet Mills

Role at the time: Governor of Maine

Condemned

Statement summary

Mills condemned the shooting as part of violence that must end and called for ICE to be fundamentally reformed or abolished.

“Before more gunshots shatter another windshield, steal another person’s life and fracture the freedom of all who seek peace, this has to end.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)In Wake of Deadly Biddeford Shooting, Governor Mills Calls on Congress to Reform ICEGovernor’s letter and quoted statement
Why we used this label

The statement condemns the fatal use of force and demands institutional change in response.

Read statementFull case: Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?

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