ICE Catches 200 in Maine as Operation Winds Down

ICE is ending its surge in Maine, but better protections still needed

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 Eddie Nachamie is a senior at the University of Maine studying ecology and environmental sciences, who resides in Orono at the Terrell House Permaculture Living and Learning Center. A brutal chill has descended across the United States over the past few weeks. But it’s n…

ICE catches 200 in Maine as operation winds down

(The Center Square) — Federal immigration authorities have reportedly wrapped up large-scale enforcement actions in Maine after apprehending more than 200 "criminal aliens" during the nearly week-long operation.

More than 200 people were detained in Maine, but what happened next left families scrambling

Federal immigration authorities detained more than 200 people during a sweeping crackdown in Maine this week, then rapidly transferred many of them out of state. As highlighted by The Guardian, the sudden relocations have left families scrambling to learn where loved ones are being held while attorneys race to stop removals from the United States. The transfers have created immediate legal obstacles. Immigration lawyers say moving detainees out …