US EditionSen. Susan Collins still supports DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and funding for ICE
- On Thursday, Collins said Noem told her ICE ended enhanced activities in Maine, and she voted to advance DHS funding, saying `I was able to get right through to her...`
- After about a week of increased operations, DHS reported 206 arrests during Operation Catch of the Day, sparking protests in Maine and calls to cut DHS funding and for Noem to resign.
- Advocates noted at least a dozen detainees had no criminal records, and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project responded to 65 emergency legal requests Wednesday.
- On Thursday, Senate Democrats urged Republicans to strip Homeland Security funding as votes stalled after Collins voted to advance DHS funding.
- Collins said the operation's scale will be reduced, but normal ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement important to Maine's safety will continue, amid fears causing workers and students to avoid daily activities.
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ICE halted its surge in Maine. The state might not be quick to forget.
BANGOR, Maine — The federal immigration crackdown in Maine may have ended, but the political fallout could continue to reverberate through the 2026 election. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills launched her first Senate campaign ad on Friday — and it’s focused on attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Political newcomer Graham Platner, competing with Mills for the Democratic nomination, held an anti-ICE protest at Sen. Susan Collins’ offices in …
ICE said it came to Maine to target the ‘worst of the worst.’ Did it?
Federal authorities repeatedly highlighted a handful of people with past criminal charges arrested as part of their operation in Maine. But several other cases involve residents who don't have criminal records.
Hundreds in Providence rally against ICE activity, joining nationwide shutdown
On Friday, over 1,000 demonstrators rallied in Providence as part of a nationwide day of protest against recent escalations in federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis - including the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of immigration officials earlier this month.At Brown, students and community members gathered on the steps of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library at 1 p.m. as part of a student walkout. In sub-freezing temperatures, o…
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