Immigrants in Maine

According to online booking logs, the jail has held around 70 people for Border Patrol so far this year.

Lawyers in multiple states say their clients have been arrested in Maine in recent months despite having valid work permits, no criminal record, and pending claims for permanent status.

Residents offered diverging - and at times impassioned - views on immigration enforcement.

The case has confused immigration lawyers, who say it's not clear why Jose Adalberto Herrera was separated from his family.

President Donald Trump this month said he would make a decision soon about whether to revoke temporary legal protections for recently-arrived Ukrainians.

Speakers also called attention to immigration arrests in Maine and Israel's renewed attacks in the Gaza Strip.

Frey's office accuses Alexander Treshinsky of making threatening and racist comments toward a Congolese immigrant.

The Maine state Chamber of Commerce said federal policy could have broad impacts.

A proposal in Gov. Janet Mills' two-year budget plan would cut state-funded SNAP benefits to certain immigrants who have work authorization but are unemployed.

Legal advocates and some local elected leaders across the country say it's fundamentally a fight over local versus federal control.