An attorney confirmed that Dhavalkumar ‘Dale’ Patel was released from custody Monday evening.
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Owner of Friendship market detained by ICE
Dhavalkumar Patel was apprehended by immigration agents at Wallace’s Market on Saturday. He contends that he is being unlawfully held.
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Posted inMaine, News
Data shows reports of ICE activity in Maine have risen
Immigration advocates say calls to a hotline have corresponded with steadily climbing reports of enforcement and detentions. Federal officials continue to be tight-lipped about apprehensions.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
World Cup draw against Portugal gives Maine’s Congolese community something to celebrate
Organizers of a watch party in Portland said they hope the event reminds people ‘that we do have culture, we do have history and heritage.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Politics
Cumberland County officials criticize ICE after another corrections officer is detained
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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Charges dropped against faith leaders arrested at Susan Collins’ Portland office
The protesters said they will continue to speak out against the Republican senator after she voted in favor of a $70 billion package supporting immigration enforcement.
Posted inNation & World, News
Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Free speech group sues ICE over ‘database’ agents touted to Maine observer
The suit filed this week cites a viral Maine encounter and other references to a ‘database’ of people who oppose ICE.
Posted inMaine, News
ICE activity is increasing again in Maine, immigration rights advocates warn
The apparent uptick in arrests and encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine in recent weeks aligns with reported plans for ICE to increase its presence across the country.