Maine was among the 20 states that sued after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with the White House’s immigration agenda.
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Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine
Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.
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About 100 Mainers urge Cumberland County officials to cut ties with ICE
A group submitted to county commissioners a petition signed by nearly 3,000 people demanding that the Cumberland County Jail no longer hold Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine should learn from US immigration history, not repeat it | Opinion
Pointing the finger at immigrants has always been easier than solving underlying economic problems. Let’s not go down that road again.
Posted inNew England, Sports
Massachusetts school rallies around student athlete detained by ICE
The Milford High boys volleyball team asked fans to where white in support of an 18-year-old with no criminal record who was arrested on his way to practice Saturday.
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Searsport woman desperately trying to find fiancé held by Border Patrol
Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.
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Judge halts deportation of Maine resident who filed complaint over wrongful detention
The Department of Justice said it began the deportation process for Eyidi Ambila after he challenged the constitutionality of his detention at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland last week.
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ICE has held a Maine resident in jail for 8 months. The ACLU says that’s illegal.
The ACLU of Maine filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of 44-year-old Eyidi Ambila, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but has lived in the US since he was 7.
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Wells halts ICE partnership after pushback from legislators, residents
The police chief of the York County town said the department is taking a ‘wait-and-see approach’ after state lawmakers introduced bills to bar police from carrying out federal immigration policy.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to ban Maine police from cooperating with ICE
The proposals come as the Department of Homeland Security is working to expand its partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to carry out mass deportations.