A group filed a new class action lawsuit Friday in response to the ruling, which they say opens the door for partial enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of people in the country illegally.
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Portland Jetport incentives for airline with ICE contract prompt concern from city officials, residents
Though Avelo Airlines says it has not carried out any deportations from Maine, some city leaders are also concerned that they would be unable to track or prevent such flights.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Judge rules Trump administration can’t require states to help on immigration to get transport money
Maine was among the 20 states that sued after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut off funding to states that refused to comply with the White House’s immigration agenda.
Posted inMaine, News
Family and lawyers ‘exhausted’ as ICE shuffles loved ones in and out of Maine
Advocates say immigration officials are moving people detained in Maine far from the state, making it hard for their loved ones to keep up.
Posted inMaine, News
About 100 Mainers urge Cumberland County officials to cut ties with ICE
A group submitted to county commissioners a petition signed by nearly 3,000 people demanding that the Cumberland County Jail no longer hold Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine should learn from US immigration history, not repeat it | Opinion
Pointing the finger at immigrants has always been easier than solving underlying economic problems. Let’s not go down that road again.
Posted inNew England, Sports
Massachusetts school rallies around student athlete detained by ICE
The Milford High boys volleyball team asked fans to where white in support of an 18-year-old with no criminal record who was arrested on his way to practice Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News
Searsport woman desperately trying to find fiancé held by Border Patrol
Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.
Posted inMaine, News
Judge halts deportation of Maine resident who filed complaint over wrongful detention
The Department of Justice said it began the deportation process for Eyidi Ambila after he challenged the constitutionality of his detention at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland last week.
Posted inMaine
ICE has held a Maine resident in jail for 8 months. The ACLU says that’s illegal.
The ACLU of Maine filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of 44-year-old Eyidi Ambila, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but has lived in the US since he was 7.