On July 13, 2026, a group of approximately two dozen protesters entered Senator Susan Collins's office in Maine following an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a Colombian man in Biddeford. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. during an interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Senator Angus King stated that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin informed him that the shooting happened after the man allegedly drove toward the officers.
The protesters chanted “vote her out” before being removed by police. Following this, several hundred anti-ICE protesters marched through the town's main area and gathered in a park to continue their demonstration. Collins has called for a “full and impartial investigation” into the shooting, confirming that the FBI is involved in the investigation. She had previously supported $70 billion in funding for ICE without reforms to their training and operational practices, which was referenced in the protesters' slogans.
Democrat Troy Jackson, a candidate for the Senate, attended the protests and encouraged people to gather in Mechanics Park to protest ICE. The identity of the man who was shot has not been disclosed, but the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition indicated that he was a 26-year-old who had moved to Maine to live and work. King held a press conference after the shooting, mentioning that the man had a final deportation order and that body cameras for ICE officers had been distributed but had not yet reached Biddeford. This incident follows another officer-involved shooting in Houston that resulted in the death of a man who had lived in the U.S. for over 35 years.