The operation, which began last year, resulted in thousands of arrests and multiple shootings.
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Is immigration enforcement picking back up in Maine?
Advocates say the reported arrests of more than a dozen people in Skowhegan on Tuesday are an example of an uptick in activity in rural areas. Sen. Susan Collins’ office says the raid was part of an ongoing ‘targeted operation.’
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Angolans targeted most by immigration enforcement in Maine. Community leaders tried to prevent this.
The Biden administration declined to provide legal protection for people from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Now their citizens are top targets of the deportation operation in Maine.
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A judge in Maine ordered ICE to bring 2 men back. They were released in Ohio.
Their attorney said volunteers from immigrant support groups helped them buy bus tickets so they could travel back to New England.
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Federal agents detain 17 workers in Skowhegan, witness says
Agents stopped a busload of workers heading to Backyard Farms in Madison early Tuesday, the driver said.
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Maine State Police called immigration authorities about 60 times last year
Troopers were told they were allowed to hold people on the side of the road for immigration officials, even if there was no suspected criminal conduct.
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Families, lawyers work to locate Maine immigrants moved out of state
Lawyers say it has become harder to locate detainees arrested and flown out of New England since ICE’s recent enforcement surge.
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Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
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Shenna Bellows says she was doxed for stance on ICE
Maine’s secretary of state, also a Democratic candidate for governor, said she is ‘not backing down’ following a slew of ‘vicious and nasty’ phone calls after her personal information was spread online.
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Maine cyclists ride in support of man killed in Minneapolis ICE operation
Over 40 cyclists gathered in Portland on Saturday afternoon to show support for Alex Pretti, a Minnesota nurse and avid cyclist who was fatally shot by an immigration agent.