Department of Homeland Security

Leaders from half a dozen cities where most of the documented ICE activity has taken place voiced their concerns at a roundtable with Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday in Portland.

The agency said it has arrested more than 200 people in the state since launching large-scale operations here last week.

Lawyers, elected officials, and some local law enforcement officers say many of those detained have no criminal record.

ICE has provided little information about who it is arresting and why.

On the second day of the federal operation, some local officials and residents are pushing back on ICE's tactics, while the Department of Homeland Security cites the arrest of several people with criminal convictions.

ICE deputy assistant director Patricia Hyde told Fox her agency is targeting 1,400 immigrants in Maine.

Details are still scarce, but both mayors said operations could begin next week.

The Department of Homeland Security announced today it plans to stop issuing automatic work permit extensions for many immigrants who have applied for permit renewals.

The list included the city of Portland and Cumberland and Hancock counties. The Trump administration has not said whether jurisdictions on the list posted last week would be still be notified.

The city of Portland and Cumberland and Hancock Counties were among the 500 so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" around the country put on notice by the Department of Homeland Security this week. The Trump administration believes these cities and counties are "obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws."