US EditionCourt records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
Operation Catch of the Day has led to about 100 arrests in Maine, including many with legal work permits and no criminal records, raising local concerns over enforcement scope.
- Representative Jared Golden, a Maine Democrat, urged constituents not to interfere with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills said if the federal government has warrants it should show them, but separating working mothers from young children who sought freedom and committed no crime is sowing intimidation and fear.
- Senator Susan Collins stated immigrants who are in the country legally should not be targets of ICE investigations and should be able to carry on with normal lives.
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The Immigration and Customs Control Service highlighted the detention of people he called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations last week, but court records paint a more complicated picture. Federal authorities claim that more than 100 people have been detained throughout the state in what the ICE called “Operation Fishing for the Day,” referring to the fishing industry. ICE stated that it was arresting “the worst of the wor…
‘A dragnet approach,’ lawful residents detained in initial days of ICE operation in Maine
Anti-ICE flyers have appeared in shop windows across Portland since the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched its operation in Maine on Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star)A retail worker arrested at a routine immigration check-in. A mother and a student, both asylum seekers, taken into custody. A civil engineer on a work visa and a corrections officer recruit, whose boss said he has a “squeaky clean” record and permi…
ICE Official Slams Maine Critics of “Operation Catch of the Day,” Blasts Sheriff Joyce and Sanctuary Push in Exclusive Statement to The Maine Wire
PORTLAND, Maine – ICE deputy assistant director is firing back at the growing chorus of Maine media and political criticism aimed at “Operation Catch of the Day,” insisting the agency is targeting “national security threats” and “public safety threats”, not people based on ethnicity or country of origin and warning that anti-ICE rhetoric is fueling [...] The post ICE Official Slams Maine Critics of “Operation Catch of the Day,” Blasts Sheriff Jo…
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Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
Federal immigration officials say more than 100 people have been detained in Maine this week as part of an enforcement surge targeting what ICE calls “the worst of the worst.”
Lewiston Sun Journal
The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20.
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