Immigration and Customs Enforcement Archives

Advocates warn a Trump presidency could be a threat to Maine immigrants

by Rachel Ohm November 17, 2024November 18, 2024

The president-elect has said he plans to oversee mass deportations when he takes office, and advocates are also worried about impacts on the asylum system.

Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here’s what they show

by REBECCA SANTANA September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

The numbers have become a flashpoint in the campaign between Donald Trump, who has vowed to carry out mass deportations, and Kamala Harris.

Nation & World, Politics

On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage

by SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

Immigration has emerged as a central issue in the 2024 presidential campaign, which is widely expected to be a Biden-Trump rematch, and each man is seeking to use the border problems to his own political advantage.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Biden and Trump plan dueling trips to the Mexico border in Texas on Thursday

by SEUNG MIN KIM, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

Biden has excoriated Republicans for abandoning the bipartisan border deal after Trump came out in opposition to the plan, while Trump has dialed up his anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Local & State

Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility

by John Terhune April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.

Nation & World, News

Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court

by KEVIN McGILL October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was adopted by former President Obama’s administration and has had a complicated ride through federal court challenges.

Local & State, News

His deportation pulled a husband and wife apart for four long years, but no longer

by Megan Gray December 19, 2021December 18, 2021

Sandra Scribner Merlim and her husband, Otto Morales-Caballeros, have been reunited in Maine after he spent more than four years in Guatemala. The reunion was hard fought, and they don’t want to be apart now.