US EditionICE arrests more than 200 people in Maine during federal enforcement surge
The operation targets serious criminals but many detained have no significant records; over 60 arrested individuals requested legal aid, officials said.
- On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said more than 200 people were arrested in Maine since federal enforcement ramped up last week, and DHS and ICE declined follow-up questions.
- DHS framed the operation as targeting 'the worst of the worst' criminal illegal aliens and said it works from a target list of 1,400 immigrants in Maine without explaining the criteria.
- Lawyers and advocates said detentions include an 18-year-old college student, a Cumberland County corrections officer, and a Portland civil engineer, with men sleeping near an active tarmac with little food.
- Senator Susan Collins asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to pause the operation and called for an independent investigation, while ILAP reported more than 60 emergency legal aid requests.
- The $64 billion DHS bill, steered by U.S. Senator from Maine and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, includes $10 billion for ICE, with critics noting the prior $75 billion award from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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ICE Arrests Over ‘200 Illegal Aliens in Maine’ as Democrat Government Demands Agents Leave State
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ICE says it's arrested more than 200 people since last week in Maine operation
In many cases, immigration lawyers, employers and family members of those detained say many are pursuing lawful immigration pathways such as asylum, and have legal documents to work in the U.S.
Hundreds arrested in ICE operation in Maine as governor seeks to ask Trump to remove agents
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 200 people in Maine over the past five days as part of an enforcement surge that has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who has called on President Donald Trump to remove agents from the state.
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