Lewiston leaders respond to reports ICE operation is cooling off
Most councilors reached Thursday were relieved to see the uptick in federal activity may be coming to an end.
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Susan Collins says enhanced ICE operation is over in Maine; immigrant advocates urge vigilance
The weeklong enforcement effort in Maine has resulted in more than 200 arrests and many have criticized the aggressive tactics. ICE agents will still patrol here, albeit in smaller numbers.
Lewiston mother arrested by ICE last week remains in federal custody
Elmara Correia, 28, was highlighted by federal authorities as a ‘worst of the worst criminal illegal alien.’ The most serious charge against her is a Class D crime that has not gone to court yet.
Maine leaders react with caution as Susan Collins says ICE operation has ended
The head of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition called the news ‘confusing’ and urged residents to remain on guard, while Democratic officials said they had been unable to independently confirm the conclusion of ‘Operation Catch of the Day.’
Immigration officials told a Lewiston man he wasn’t in trouble. Then they arrested him.
Delfino Nsuka was arrested by ICE last week, according to his wife, who recorded the interaction while on a phone call with him.
Transportation company for MaineCare patients emerges from bankruptcy
Modivcare covers much of the non-emergency transportation for Medicaid patients in the state.
As ICE keeps people home, leaders in Maine brace for evictions
During a roundtable with several mayors, Gov. Janet Mills also said she is pressing the Trump administration to provide details on whom ICE has arrested and why.
Could ICE be barred from non-public areas in Maine?
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony Thursday on Rep. Ellie Sato’s bill to block federal agents from certain places.
Varsity Maine boys hockey poll features a new No. 2 with a strong resume
Thornton still first, while Messalonskee rises on the strength of wins over other ranked teams.
Maine’s Patrick Dempsey takes on the role of a killer in new Fox series
In ‘Memory of a Killer,’ the actor known as McDreamy on the long-running ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is an assassin for hire leading a double life and battling dementia. The series premiered Jan. 25.
Tensions emerge between Maine gun owners and Trump over deadly Minnesota shooting
State and national gun rights groups often aligned with Trump pushed back on his administration’s comments after an agent killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota.
ICE has detained more than 200 people in Maine so far, feds say
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday afternoon that some of those arrested had been accused of crimes but did not respond to follow-up questions about their cases.
See photos of Maine digging out from Monday’s winter storm
Playing and working in South Portland, Lewiston, Auburn and Gardiner during Monday’s weather event.
5 Maine events this week include ‘Macbeth,’ Camden Winterfest
Catch the Maine premiere of Off-Broadway hit ‘Still’ in Lewiston.
Live updates, Jan. 26: More than 200 in Maine arrested by ICE so far, DHS says
The uptick in federal immigration activity in Maine continues to unfold after a 2nd U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minnesota.
Live updates, Jan. 25: Maine delegation debates ICE funding after 2nd deadly shooting in Minneapolis
Gov. Mills demanded President Trump withdraw federal immigration agents from Maine.
Lewiston anti-ICE protest draws about 1,000: ‘It’s scary to see in our backyard’
The Agora Grand Event Center was overflowing with demonstrators protesting a recent surge in federal immigration enforcement activity in Maine.
Live updates, Jan. 24: Mills demands Trump withdraw ICE agents from Maine
The governor decried the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents and called on the president to meet with her.
Live updates: 6 arrested outside protest at Portland hotels
Meanwhile, hundreds gathered in Portland to protest actions by ICE. Some demonstrators were later arrested for disorderly conduct outside hotels ICE agents are believed to be using.
Medical cannabis products pulled from Maine shelves after pesticides detected
Regulators issued a patient advisory after testing found unsafe pesticide levels in several cannabis concentrates sold at MarijuanaVille locations statewide.
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