Nirav Shah Blames Collins for $70 Billion ICE Funding After Deadly Biddeford Shooting
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Updated · WGME · Jul 14
Nirav Shah Blames Collins for $70 Billion ICE Funding After Deadly Biddeford Shooting
3 articles · Updated · WGME · Jul 14
Summary
Dr. Nirav Shah said the deadly Biddeford ICE shooting was preventable and tied it to Sen. Susan Collins’ support for ICE funding without stronger oversight or reform.
Shah said Collins backed ICE funding three times as Senate Appropriations chair, including a $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol measure approved last month through the end of the Trump administration.
He argued stricter protocols such as body cameras, warrant changes and revised stop procedures could have reduced the risk; officials said the ICE officers involved were not wearing body cameras.
Collins’ office accused Shah of politicizing the shooting and pointed to protections enacted in April, including $20 million for body-worn cameras, $2 million for de-escalation training and a 17% increase in the inspector general budget.