Though Avelo Airlines says it has not carried out any deportations from Maine, some city leaders are also concerned that they would be unable to track or prevent such flights.
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Maine lawmakers pass bill limiting police interaction with federal immigration authorities
LD 1971 was approved by narrow margins in both chambers and is headed to Gov. Janet Mills for her consideration.
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Q&A: What are my rights at the border?
Can Border Patrol agents search your phone? Can you be detained and questioned? Many Maine travelers are asking how to prepare for international travel amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Canada.
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Cumberland County Jail officer detained by ICE had applied for asylum
Gratien Milandou-Wamba was detained by ICE officers while driving to work on April 19. He is being held in a New Hampshire jail awaiting court proceedings.
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Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine
Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.
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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.
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Judge halts deportation of Maine resident who filed complaint over wrongful detention
The Department of Justice said it began the deportation process for Eyidi Ambila after he challenged the constitutionality of his detention at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland last week.
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ICE has held a Maine resident in jail for 8 months. The ACLU says that’s illegal.
The ACLU of Maine filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of 44-year-old Eyidi Ambila, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but has lived in the US since he was 7.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to ban Maine police from cooperating with ICE
The proposals come as the Department of Homeland Security is working to expand its partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to carry out mass deportations.
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Farmers, seasonal businesses worry as immigration crackdown ramps up
‘There are a lot less local people that want to do (this work), so we have to have this program,’ said the owner of an apple orchard. ‘Without it, we’ll just be out of the industry. We go away.’