The survey by the University of New Hampshire, conducted in the wake of a recent ICE surge in Maine, suggests Republicans and Democrats are split about whether increased immigration enforcement has made the country safer.
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Posted inMaine, New England, News
Proposed ICE facility in New Hampshire won’t be built, governor says
The plan for a 500-bed processing center had drawn pushback from local and state officials.
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Posted inNation & World, News
How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having ‘The Talk’
For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.
Posted inMaine, News
DHS denies having a watchlist. These videos show federal agents telling Mainers otherwise
Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan are suing federal immigration officials, alleging they violated their First Amendment rights to observe agents by threatening to place them in a database for ‘domestic terrorists.’
Posted inMaine, News
Maine ICE observers say agents threatened to put them on ‘domestic terrorist’ watchlist
Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan have filed a federal suit accusing agents of recording them while they were observing immigration raids, violating their First Amendment rights.
Posted inMaine, News
Immigration agents wouldn’t tell her their names. What are the rules in Maine?
As a debate plays out nationally, The Monitor found local law enforcement identification practices are largely guided by custom and individual department policies, not legal requirements.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Dozens gather in protest outside Scarborough ICE facility
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who visited an ICE facility in Massachusetts on Thursday, stopped by the protest Friday afternoon.
Posted inMaine, News
DHS admits mistakes in its ‘worst of the worst’ database
All 13 people originally listed as arrested in Maine are still on the list, but 7 more have been added so far this month.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Man arrested in Skowhegan by Border Patrol was authorized to work, attorney says
Federal court records show the man had an Employment Authorization Document, allowing him to work in the U.S.