Jessica Stewart, 39, of Southwest Harbor, is arrested while protesting during the visit of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Portland on Friday.

“Enforcement of drug laws is never more important than now,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told law enforcement officials in Portland on Friday.

Protesters' signs reflect a concern over several issues, but most referred to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy for illegal immigrants at the southern U.S. border, which led to thousands of children being taken from their parents and detained.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets with local law enforcement officers at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland on Friday.

Lucia McBee, 70, of New York City, who was protesting the visit of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is arrested in Portland on Friday.

Protesters lie in the driveway to block the entrance and exit to the garage at 100 Middle St. prior to the arrival of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday.

Protesters hold up signs and make their opinions heard prior to the visit of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Deborah Paley, of Portland, was among a crowd of protesters in Portland.

Protesters gather outside 100 Middle St. in Portland, where U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank has his office and where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke.

A Portland police officer encourages protesters to leave the entrance to the garage at 100 Middle St., outside the building where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was speaking Friday.

Jesse Harvey, founder and director of Journey House, a recovery-oriented housingand advocacy organization for people seeking recovery in Maine, protests the visit of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday in Portland.

Protesters gather in Portland on Friday outside the U.S. Attorney's Office, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions was scheduled to speak.

Protesters express their displeasure with the Trump administration's policies that have led to the separation of families at the southern border.