Too Much ICE Fishing Is Bad for Maine

Too much ICE fishing is bad for Maine

Far from shacks or snowmobiles, this is about unlawful overreach by the federal government.

Maine lawmakers seek limits on ICE cooperation

(The Center Square) — Maine lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would limit cooperation with the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns, but the move is opposed by state and county law enforcement officials who say it would force them…

Immigration enforcement hearing highlights lack of protocol for local, federal collaboration • Maine Morning Star

Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D-South Portland) presents legislation to the Judiciary Committee on May 19 that would restrict the scope of immigration-related work of individual law enforcement officers and state employees. (Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)As some communities in Maine have clashed over local police contracting with federal immigration authorities, with varying outcomes, legislators are pushing for new state laws that would make those decisio…

Maine lawmakers want to stop local police from working with ICE

AUGUSTA, Maine – A long list of Mainers urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation making it illegal for local police to act as federal immigration officers. For more than three hours, legislators, immigrants, activists, attorneys and community members testified before the Legislature’s judiciary committee in support of two proposed bills aimed at limiting the power of local law enforcement in federal immigration matters. Two people tes…

Proposed Maine bills could limit local law enforcement's role in federal immigration efforts

Maine bills LD 1259, LD 1971 propose limiting police collaboration with federal immigration, drawing support and opposition at the State House hearing.

A package of bills seeks to limit ICE enforcement in Delaware

Why Should Delaware Care? Amid rising operations from federal immigration agents in Delaware and President Donald Trump’s promise to increase arrests and crack down on deportations, state lawmakers are proposing a bill package to limit ICE’s authority in the state.A new state bill package could limit how federal immigration officials are able to conduct arrests in Delaware. The proposals, which Democratic lawmakers call “forward-looking” policie…