Immigration officers’ refusal to identify themselves while detaining a parent during student drop-off at Gerald E. Talbot Community School last week has led to a growing chorus of calls for transparency from federal agents.
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Is all of Maine within U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s jurisdiction? | Fact brief
Within 100 miles of the border, CBP agents and Border Patrol officers have heightened authority.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
ICE, Maine police department trade blame over reserve officer’s work status
An Old Orchard Beach reserve officer was arrested by ICE last week. The town chief said the feds confirmed he was allowed to work in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the police department ‘reckless.’
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Portland Jetport travelers can now leave their shoes on at security. What’s changed?
After almost 20 years, the Transportation Safety Administration says modern technology has made its ‘Shoes-Off’ policy unnecessary.
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Judge restores legal protections for Haitians, says Trump administration overstepped authority
Maine immigration advocates warned that hundreds of people living in Maine to escape wars, gang violence and natural disasters would have faced deportation within weeks had the administration terminated their legal protections.
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Sen. King joins call to preserve protected status of Afghans in US
Maine’s independent senator was among 101 Senate and House members who signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
ACLU files class-action suit over revoked student visas throughout New England
The lawsuit seeks to restore the visa status of more than 100 international students in New England, although it’s unclear if any Maine international students have had their visas terminated.
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Union leaders in Maine condemn cancellation of TSA officers contract
‘Everything we’ve worked for is in the wind,’ said a union representative for 140 federal airport security officers in Maine.
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U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooter may have planned to ambush former co-workers in lot where his body was found
State police released a new document that suggests the gunman ‘would have known’ that there were no cameras in the overflow parking lot at Maine Recycling Corp., where he had worked.