Maine Senator Susan Collins says all ICE enforcement officers in Maine are now trained and equipped with body-worn cameras.
“I am pleased to announce that as of today at 2 p.m. (Thursday), all ICE enforcement officers in Maine have been equipped with body-worn cameras and trained in their use,” Collins said.
The announcement comes a month after none of the ICE agents at the scene of the deadly shooting in Biddeford had functioning cameras.
Collins says she urged the Acting ICE Director to prioritize Maine when she spoke with him last month.
“When I spoke with ICE Acting Director Venturella last month, he committed to deliver body-worn cameras to ICE agents across the country by the end of August,” Collins said. “I urged him to prioritize Maine, and they have arrived more than two weeks ahead of schedule.”
ICE has continued to be active in Maine as a Maine Medical Center nurse was taken into custody at the Portland Jetport before being released after a court challenge.
