Billy Bassikissa Bounguiena, who lives in South Portland, was detained by immigration agents Tuesday. Local leaders say federal agencies are being dishonest about his apprehension.
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ICE stopped lodging detainees in Cumberland County. Lawyers say that’s made their jobs even harder.
Immigration advocates wanted ICE out of the jail in Portland. Now, they’re grappling with the fallout: federal detainees are being held farther from Maine.
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Maine State Police make arrest in 1987 killing of Alice Hawkes
Stephen Bouchard, 63, of Winslow, has been charged with murder in the death of his then-girlfriend almost 40 years after her body was found at their Westbrook apartment.
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Cumberland County corrections officer detained by ICE is back at work
Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed Friday that the officer is back in Maine and enrolled in training. The officer’s January arrest resulted in ICE pulling all of its detainees from the county jail in Portland.
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Cumberland County officials vote to remove ICE from jail contract with feds
The decision comes after 8 months of public outcry over immigration detentions and roughly 3 months after the Department of Homeland Security pulled dozens of its prisoners from Cumberland County Jail.
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Southern Maine sheriffs say jail funding from Legislature fell short again
The state’s county jails are slated to get $4 million in unappropriated funds, but sheriffs who have been seeking more money for years say it’s little consolation.
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Suspect in 2017 Portland homicide makes first court appearance
Stephen Versluis Jr., 42, was accused this week of killing Sunao ‘Tom’ Yamada, who was found dead in downtown Portland in September 2017.
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This bill could give Maine jails more say over holding federal inmates
The bill’s sponsors say an amended version of LD 2058 will clarify that federal agencies can use the state’s county jails if they present probable cause, giving local officials more discretion over whether to take certain detainees.
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Cumberland County Jail inmate accused of calling in bomb threat
The inmate is accused of calling the Portland Press Herald and threatening to kill the president and blow up 3 locations across Maine, authorities said Thursday.
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Cumberland County has received bulk of money ICE owed it for holding detainees at jail
The county is still waiting on nearly $500,000 from the Department of Homeland Security, about $200,000 of which has not yet been approved by the agency.