Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz is in the country legally on an H-1B visa for work. His lawyers said agents broke his car window and held him for an entire day.
ACLU of Maine
Is Maine prepared if ICE protests get dangerous?
Demonstrations here have so far remained peaceful, but organizers say they’re concerned about the aggressive crowd-control tactics that federal agents have used in Minnesota and elsewhere.
Maine’s highest court considering whether state can be defendant in public defense lawsuit
The ACLU of Maine is trying to include the entire state in its lawsuit, not just its public defense leaders. The attorney general’s office says the state is immune.
Some detained immigrants in New England wrongfully denied bond hearings, federal judge rules
A handful of civil rights groups successfully argued that the Trump administration has illegally denied bond to ‘potentially thousands’ of immigrants in New England.
Shenna Bellows asks judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Maine voter rolls
The state’s motion to dismiss says the Trump administration has not said why it wants voters’ personal information.
Birthright citizenship case involving Maine ACLU heads to Supreme Court
The case deals with an executive order by President Trump that would deny children born in the United States of citizenship if their parents are not American citizens.
Gov. Mills, attorney general rally support for ‘Rule of Law’ during forum at USM in Portland
Harvard professor Noah Feldman also addressed the audience during the event at the University of Southern Maine Tuesday night.
Civil rights groups file in court raising alarm over settlement changes for disabled children’s services
The group, including Disability Rights Maine and the ACLU, contend enforcement of the settlement is being weakened.
Mainer temporarily allowed to resume human rights work while suing over Trump sanctions
Matthew Smith sued the administration over economic sanctions it imposed on the International Criminal Court.
Judge says man held by ICE at Cumberland County Jail to stay in US pending deportation appeal
Immigration officials say they have travel papers that will let them send Eyidi Ambila to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says that’s not enough.