In reference to the March 1 article “Mainers Detained by ICE are coming home by the dozens,” the article highlights people who believed they were doing everything right. They had work permits, legal asylum claims and no criminal record. The article says “dozens are being returned to their communities.”

Let’s say three dozen of 206 were arrested and put in detention for weeks, at taxpayers’ expense. That’s roughly 17.5% of the arrests had no legal justification and are thrown out — if they can get/pay for a lawyer. Meanwhile, they lose paychecks, jobs, or can’t pay rent, which affects not only them, but also the local economy. 

I can’t comprehend the reality that there are many who deny this happens, or don’t care. The “slippery slope code” contends that once the seal of law and constitutionality is broken, no one is safe when a megalomaniac is in charge.

Ann Murray
Saco