Immigrant workers at American Roots in Westbrook remain fearful of federal immigration enforcement, despite reports that ICE has scaled down its operations in Maine.
Salomé Cloteaux
Salomé Cloteaux is a community reporter covering Scarborough and Westbrook. She was born in France but lived in Indiana for most of her life before moving to Portland in November 2025. Salomé has a degree in journalism from Indiana University, and she previously reported for the Indiana Daily Student and the Morgan County Correspondent. If she’s not reporting, she’s biking, hiking or running across southern Maine.
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
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Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention
Some Mainers of color say they’re afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
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Light snowfall expected Saturday throughout Maine
Drivers should plan on slippery road conditions.
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Christmas wishes flow in for 7-year-old Maine girl fighting cancer
Lucy Hanson was diagnosed with bone cancer in October. The community has rallied around her, flooding her hospital room with Christmas cards, gifts and donations.