Susan Collins on Law Enforcement

Susan Collins

Role at the time: U.S. senator from Maine, in a statement on her Senate website

Statement summary

Sen. Susan Collins said an impartial investigation of the Biddeford shooting needs to proceed and that it was extremely unfortunate the agent had no body-worn camera. She said ICE needs to improve its performance but that eliminating ICE would make the country less safe.

“An impartial investigation into the shooting in Biddeford needs to proceed, as the details surrounding this tragedy are important. It is extremely unfortunate that the agent involved did not have a body-worn camera. While it is clear ICE needs to improve its performance, it is important to remember that the work ICE does to protect our country goes far beyond immigration enforcement. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is tasked with combating cartels, human smuggling, child exploitation, forced labor, and more. Eliminating ICE would make our country less safe and endanger the lives and welfare of countless individuals.”