The confrontation arrived three months to the day after ICE agent David Brouillette shot Durán Guerrero during a traffic stop in Biddeford. Jackson pointed to Collins' June vote for a $70 billion funding bill—which provided nearly $40 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement—as the catalyst for the tragedy. "Senator Collins paid for the bullets at Donald Trump's command," Jackson declared during his closing remarks. "Now she wants credit for not pulling the trigger."
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Troy Jackson Blames Susan Collins for ICE Killing in Maine
Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson ignited a fierce clash during Tuesday's debate, accusing Republican incumbent Susan Collins of culpability in the death of 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Jackson argued that Collins' support for a massive federal funding package directly empowered the ICE agent who killed the Colombian national.
Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, defended her record by citing new investments in body cameras and de-escalation training. Yet, records show she previously voted against a Democratic amendment that would have mandated such cameras and ensured congressional access to footage. Jackson dismissed these measures as insufficient, calling for the dissolution of the agency entirely. According to a CBS News review, federal immigration agents have been involved in at least nine deaths and over a dozen injuries during the current presidential term, fueling the growing debate over the oversight of federal enforcement.
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