AOC targets Sen. Susan Collins after latest ICE shooting

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Senator Susan Collins, asserting that Collins, as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, enabled such incidents by allocating substantial funding to ICE (Getty)An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday morning, prompting significant political backlash. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Senator Susan Collins, asserting that, as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Collins enabled such incidents by allocating substantial funding to ICE. Democrats specifically pointed to Collins's vote for a $70 billion allocation to ICE and Customs and Border Protection earlier this year, following previous fatal incidents involving federal agents. Senator Collins defended ICE's role in investigating serious crimes but called the shooting a 'horrible tragedy' and stressed the importance of safeguards, including mandatory body-worn cameras for all ICE officials. Collins highlighted her efforts in securing 20 million for ICE body cameras and an additional 20 million for independent oversight of ICE detention facilities through a stopgap spending bill. In fullAOC calls out Susan Collins’ claims about ICE after deadly Maine shooting of innocent man: ‘Wrote the blank check’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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