Maine man plans to sue Homeland Security after encounter with ICE agents

I was arrested to uphold the Constitution and to get ICE out of Maine

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Jasa Poricello grew up in Central Maine, picking blueberries under power lines, going to Mardens on Saturdays, staying quiet waiting for the salmon to bite, watching basketball tournaments in Bangor. She’s been a Portland resident since 2002. Last Tuesday, I gathered wit…

Maine man plans to sue Homeland Security after encounter with ICE agents

A South Portland man said he was practicing his First Amendment right, but ICE officers said he was impeding them. Now, that man wants to sue the Department of Homeland Security.

ICE Surge in Maine Ends, But the Political Fight Is Just Getting Started

AUGUSTA, Maine – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its recent “enhanced” enforcement operations in Maine, according to Sen. Susan Collins, but federal officials and state leaders are still locked in a fight over what that means on the ground. Collins said she spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and was told there [...] The post ICE Surge in Maine Ends, But the Political Fight Is Just Getting Started appeared first…

ICE anxiety exposes lack of immigration support resources at UMaine – The Maine Campus

Intensified immigration enforcement has put Maine in the national spotlight with mass protests and public anxieties. Following the detainment of University of Southern Maine student Jean-Pierre Obiang, the Orono community has braced for possible impact, in case Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) looks to other UMaine system students. With ICE activity ongoing, there have been worries within the UMaine campus about what would happen if age…

Maine Monitor: ICE observers say immigration agents tried to intimidate them. One man is pursuing legal action

By Kristian Moravec and Sean Scott The Maine attorney general’s office and the ACLU of Maine both launched ways for people to report misconduct by immigration officers this week, amid reports that agents have followed observers home, fired paintball-like projectiles at cars and labeled one a “domestic terrorist.” A federal immigration enforcement surge appears to have ended in Maine, but the legal response to agents’ tactics may just be beginnin…