Trump’s project has added just a few miles of new fencing where none previously existed. The effort largely has consisted of replacing small, older vehicle barriers with towering steel bars.
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Rangeley Border Patrol arrests violent sex offender, reunites missing woman with family
Responding to a tip by an off-duty warden, Border Patrol agents tracked two subjects and found that one was a missing person and the other a fugitive from Virginia.
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Posted inNation & World
Study finds no increase in crime in ‘sanctuary’ cities, despite Trump claims
The data show that the policies were effective at limiting deportations of nonviolent offenders but did not result in higher crime rates in those cities.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Border Patrol arrests 7 along Maine-Canada border
The arrests stemmed from 3 incidents last weekend even as the border is closed to nonessential traffic during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
Democrats to investigate whistleblower claims that detainees were given forced hysterectomies
A nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
Posted inMaine, New England
Lawsuit challenges use of checkpoints miles from Canadian border
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont challenges the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from the Canadian border, saying they are beyond the patrol’s authority
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us
From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.
Posted inNation & World
Border officials spent humanitarian funds on dirt bikes, dogs and enforcement, report finds
The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office did not indicate how much money was misused, but it said the expenditures were a violation of the law.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Concord Coach Lines will stop allowing warrant-less immigration checks
The bus line announced the change in policy Friday, citing an internal Border Patrol memo showing that agents may not board private buses without company consent.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Customs agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
The document confirms that companies do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on buses to conduct routine checks for illegal immigrants, an issue in Maine and elsewhere.