The president will also push a $1 trillion plan to improve roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Citizenship screening at Maine bus station stirs mixed feelings, legal questions
One passenger who was asked about his citizenship this month said the experience was unexpected and upsetting.
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Maine ACLU questions immigration checks at Bangor bus station
The U.S. Border Patrol confirmed the operation took place Jan. 14.
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Justice Department turns up heat on mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’
Trump officials warn them that they could be legally forced to prove they are cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
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‘Dreamers’ from Maine visit Washington to appeal for protection from deportation
Christian Castaneda of Portland meets with Sen. Susan Collins and others to lobby for a permanent solution, saying he has been ‘in the shadows for too long.’
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LePage meets with Maine’s sheriffs on immigrant detentions
The sheriffs say it was a ‘productive’ meeting that clarified the issues surrounding the governor’s threat to remove them from office if they didn’t cooperate with federal immigration officials.
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Democrats raise prospect of shutdown over immigration
Some House Democrats threaten to shut down the government if President Trump won’t budge on his hard-line proposals.
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Cumberland County Jail stops holding some inmates for immigration agents
Sheriff Kevin Joyce says it’s unconstitutional to delay anyone’s release so ICE officials without warrants can consider deportation, but he fears those freed will commit crimes.
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Crowd of 400 rallies in Portland to protest Trump decision to end protection for ‘dreamers’
Chanting slogans like ‘the people united will never be divided,’ the crowd protests the administration’s decision to end protection for people who were brought into the country illegally as children.
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In Maine, DACA decision puts 95 at risk of deportation amid chorus of criticism, some support
Many groups and colleges say it’s cruel and unfair to end the program that protects young undocumented immigrants, but the Maine Republican Party says it was unconstitutional from the start.