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Angus King: “The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S.…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas, coupled with fatalities during similar incidents elsewhere in the country, are completely unacceptable.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King addressing accountability for ICE officers.

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