US EditionCourt records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
About 41% of ICE detainees had no criminal record last December, and arrests include immigrants with valid work permits and those seeking legal status, officials said.
- Representative Jared Golden, a Maine Democrat, urged constituents not to interfere with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills said if the federal government has warrants it should show them, but separating working mothers from young children who sought freedom and committed no crime is sowing intimidation and fear.
- Senator Susan Collins stated immigrants who are in the country legally should not be targets of ICE investigations and should be able to carry on with normal lives.
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Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
Federal immigration officials say more than 100 people have been detained in Maine this week as part of an enforcement surge targeting what ICE calls “the worst of the worst.”
Lewiston Sun Journal
The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20.
The working immigrants caught up in ICE crackdown on Maine
A "No ICE" sign hangs in the window of a business on Congress Street in Portland, Thursday. Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik of the Bangor Daily News.This story appears as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. You can show your support for this effort with a donation to The Monitor. Read more about the partners…
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