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ICE Removes All of Its Inmates From Cumberland County Jail, Sheriff Says
ICE relocated about 50 detainees from Cumberland County Jail citing bed shortages, sparking legal challenges and criticism from local officials who allege retaliation.
- On Thursday, federal detainees were removed from the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, Maine, after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce criticized ICE tactics and said he did not request the removals.
- Earlier this week, federal judges ordered specific detainees remain in Maine for at least 72 hours while ICE cited bed-space limits to move detainees to Boston and county officials reported unpaid federal detainee housing funds exceeding $2 million.
- One detainee, Tong Qi Lu, appears to have been moved out of state despite court filings; Lu, 56, held 10 months, is at Plymouth County Correctional Center, Massachusetts.
- Community leaders report rising fear and disruptions in Portland and Lewiston, where families stay indoors and some schools are on alert, while Senator Angus King demanded transparency from federal agents on Thursday.
- Legal filings multiplied by Friday as about a half-dozen detainees petitioned alleging unlawful detention, while ICE and U.S. Marshals Service stayed silent and Senator Susan Collins pushed DHS funding for body cameras and training.
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Meanwhile, ICE detainees being held at the Cumberland County Jail were moved out of the facility Thursday night, hours after the county sheriff criticized the agency's tactics as 'bush-league policing.'
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