Will Susan Collins publicly criticize ICE b4 Friday for the killing of a Columbia man in Maine?
50% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 34 predictions cast.
Sen. Susan Collins publicly pressed the Trump administration on ICE tactics after an agent fatally shot a 26-year-old Colombian man during a vehicle stop in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026. Collins said the shooting "raises sufficient critical questions" and told reporters she spoke directly with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging him to halt "non-urgent vehicle stops." She joined Maine's congressional delegation, including Sen. Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, in a letter demanding a "comprehensive, transparent and expedited investigation" from the DHS inspector general. ICE subsequently ordered agents to pause car stops following Collins's request.
As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Collins also faced protests outside her Maine offices from critics who argued her statements did not go far enough given her role funding ICE operations; a Democratic Senate candidate said her public framing understated the shooting's severity. The market question asked only whether Collins would criticize ICE publicly before Friday, and her calls to halt the tactics and open an investigation met that bar. Community sentiment was evenly split at 50% heading into resolution, reflecting genuine uncertainty about how far a Republican senator representing a swing state would go.