Immigrants in Maine

The family had been trying to seek asylum in Canada. Local school, church, and soccer communities are reckoning with the family's sudden absence.

Border agents arrested 725 people in the state during the fiscal year that ended in October.

Lucas Segobia spent weeks in ICE detention in Texas earlier this year following a traffic stop in Maine.

The Greater Portland Metro says 10% of its bus operators could lose their license under the new rule, though not all at once.

The ACLU argues border agents overstepped their authority in stopping the car and briefly detaining a bystander.

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 report from the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute looks at Maine as a case study for what integration looks like for a relatively small immigrant community.

The agreement, which would have provided training for local officers to enforce certain aspects of federal immigration law, had been on pause since May.

Over 70 people rallied in Scarborough on Wednesday evening to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions both in Maine and around the country.

During a virtual press conference on Monday, Pingree said her office started getting reports last month that ICE was blocking attorney access, and that it has since become a growing trend.