Stefany Shaheen on ICE: Her Words, on Video

Her own words

She said “dismantle ICE.” Then she said she didn’t.

She called for dismantling ICE twice in the weeks before the Oct. 19 debate. When her opponent raised it on stage, she denied it.

Sept. 2026
WMUR Democratic primary debate
“Trump’s ICE needs to be dismantled.” (WMUR video)
Oct. 5, 2026
UNH candidate forum
“We need to dismantle ICE.” The moderator asked whether she meant “dismantle and rebuild.” Her answer: “Dismantle.” (video)
Oct. 19, 2026
New England College debate
Her opponent said she had called for abolishing and dismantling immigration enforcement. Her answer, twice: “No, I did not.” (video, at 47:08)

She wants body cameras for ICE, but she voted against them for Portsmouth. At the Oct. 6 NHPR debate she called for mandatory body cameras on ICE agents. In 2019 she was one of three Portsmouth police commissioners who voted unanimously against body cameras for the city’s own officers, and the commission stood by that vote after George Floyd was killed. (See the record)

Sources: WMUR primary debate video; UNH forum video, Oct. 5, 2026; New England College debate video, Oct. 19, 2026; NH Journal, Oct. 19, 2026; NHPR, Oct. 7, 2026; NHPR, Sept. 27, 2019.

She said “dismantle ICE.”Then she said she didn’t.

She said “dismantle ICE.” Then she said she didn’t.

She said “dismantle ICE.”
Then she said she didn’t.